The Great Northern Diver - Radio Production
The Great Northern Diver is a 50 min audio production that combines spoken word, poetry, and field recordings. It tells the story of one man’s attempts to capture bird calls as he searches to understand what it might be like to be a bird. Using first and third person perspectives, scientific as well as poetic investigations, the work explores themes of migration, displacement, rootedness, home, and loss, highlighting the entanglement of human history, landscape, and ecosystems.
Credits
Script, poems, and field sound recordings by Jim Lloyd
Male voice - James Ryland
Female voice - Claire Webster Saaremets
The ornithologist - Jim Lloyd
Snipe drumming recorded by I N Chadney on FreeSound
Director and Dramaturg - Gabriele Heller
Production and mixing by Jim Lloyd and Gabriele Heller
Recorded at Blank Studios, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, 2023
Sound engineer - John Martindale
Some of the poems have appeared previously in the following places: bind, poetry Wales, Porridge, Green ink poetry, One Hand Clapping, Stand, Nine Pens Press, and Fragmented voices.
The production contains two 20 sec excerpts of Passacaglia by GF Handel played by Marisa Robles, Pieces from my childhood 1979, UMG.
Funding was provided by the Arts and Humanities Research Council via the Northern Bridge Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership.
Credits
Script, poems, and field sound recordings by Jim Lloyd
Male voice - James Ryland
Female voice - Claire Webster Saaremets
The ornithologist - Jim Lloyd
Snipe drumming recorded by I N Chadney on FreeSound
Director and Dramaturg - Gabriele Heller
Production and mixing by Jim Lloyd and Gabriele Heller
Recorded at Blank Studios, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, 2023
Sound engineer - John Martindale
Some of the poems have appeared previously in the following places: bind, poetry Wales, Porridge, Green ink poetry, One Hand Clapping, Stand, Nine Pens Press, and Fragmented voices.
The production contains two 20 sec excerpts of Passacaglia by GF Handel played by Marisa Robles, Pieces from my childhood 1979, UMG.
Funding was provided by the Arts and Humanities Research Council via the Northern Bridge Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership.