Episode Nine: In The Beginning

The final episode of our current series explores myths of creation, with poets Anthony Anaxagorou and Chloe Elliott joining our host Eleanor Penny. Chloe gives her interpretation of the ancient Chinese story of Pan Gu, the first living creature, who was trapped inside an egg with the forces of Yin and Yang. Meanwhile Anthony reimagines Cypriot myths about the creation of Cyprus’ Pentadaktylos, or five-fingered, mountain. If you’ve enjoyed the series, you can buy the book Bedtime Stories from the End of the World which is available from all good bookshops, or by following the link on our website at endoftheworldpodcast.com Find out more, listen to all our poems and catch up with all of our previous episodes at: endoftheworldpodcast.com

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Episode Nine: In The Beginning is an episode from Bedtime Stories for the End of the World by endoftheworldpodcast.

This episode is 36:29 long.

This episode was published on Jul 27, 2021.

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