Dracula on the airwaves
Brisbane community radio 4ZZZ’s Book Club show is celebrating Dracula tomorrow night (3 May) at 7 o’clock. As part of the program, host Amy and I had a wee chat about Stoker’s magnificent creation and the impact the novel has had since. Fangstastic fun! This cover illo from a 1916 edition of the book illustrates one of the scenes we talked about. *shiver* The show is available on the net, too.
UPDATE: You can listen to the interview portion of the show here.
The timing was cool, because I’d just finished listening, albeit in a distracted fashion, to the novel read by Christopher Lee. Overall, an entertaining and atmospheric reading, enhanced by background music, with Lee investing himself in the telling. All those first-person narratives certainly come to the fore, and his link to the cinematic Dracula just adds to the glee.
May 2, 2012 at 7:46 pm
Dracula was my introduction to gothic horrow, and a love that has stayed with me for many years.
I have been lucky enough to attend the Bram Stoker Summer School in Dublin when I was 17. And even had an Essay included in their library.
Good Post. I blogged about Stoker alst week. You can read it at http://philipdeane.wordpress.com/2012/04/25/would-twilight-make-bram-stoker-spin-in-his-grave/
May 2, 2012 at 8:34 pm
‘turning in his urn…’ lol