Erebus

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Jo Shapcott's poetic retelling of the story of the disastrous 1845 Franklin expedition to the Arctic. Searching for the North-West passage, the expedition was never heard of again, lost amidst rumours of madness and cannibalism. Jon's integral music / sound score features dark soundscapes derived from the digitally manipulated sounds of crashing ice floes and haunting violin playing by Fiona Barrow.

Currently available on BBC iPlayer  until 19th Jan. 

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Review of 'erebus' on Radio 4's 'Pick of the Week:'