Oedipus rocks

This is a live post. As mentioned here, I am listening to this. I am sorry if I did not have time, as I wanted, to write a reminder. I want to blog more about this. Let's just say now that I believe that it is a masterpiece. And you can listen to it again on BBC iPlayer.

Oedipus soon

Here is a quick reminder (and a plug I have already done back in November) for those who can listen to it: on the 26th of February at 21:00 there will be Anthony Burgess' adaptation of Oedipus the King on BBC Radio 3. Oedipus will be played by Christopher Eccleston. It is partially produced to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of Anthony Burgess. You do not want to miss it. My favourite writer's take on the haunting Greek myth, played by a great British actor. As I said in November, it is more than a dream coming true, it is a dream so good one would not even dare to have it. So mark it on your calendar and make time to listen to it.

Oedipus with a Northern accent

Here is a cultural announcement I have been wanting to give since a few days already. It is a great piece of news I got from the Anthony Burgess Foundation: Christopher Eccleston will play Oedipus in a BBC Radio 3 production of Anthony Burgess's adaptation of the most famous play of Sophocles. More details in RadioTimes and in Manchester Evening News. Now for me this is not merely a dream coming true: it is a dream I never even dared to have. Anthony Burgess is my favourite writer and it is always great to have his work featured on stage, TV, cinema or on the radio. I love Greek mythology and I have re-discovered Greek tragedy in recent years. As for Christopher Eccleston, I have been following his career since I first saw him in Cracker. I love him as an actor. I actually thought even then that he should play in some adaptations of the work of Anthony Burgess, should they actually get produced. Both writer and actor being Northerners, I thought it would make sense, that they had similar sensibilities in their respective craft. So that is such welcomed news. So anyway, the play will be broadcast on the 26th of February 2017 for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Anthony Burgess. Watch this space for further news and mark it on the calendar. It is going to be amazing.