WGBH/PRI’s Sound & Spirit was a music show, by Ellen Kushner.
Now I’m not much for music, and many people think I’m all wet on the subject, but a chance to hear the great Neil Gaiman talking about The Sandman again is worth me doing a little wading.
The Gaiman content begins shortly after the 32 minute mark. There’s also a nice bit of Gilbert & Sullivan near the end. Here’s the official description:
Prophecies, solutions to pressing problems, windows to the soul… Dreams are wellsprings of creativity, a place where our life and the shadowlands meet. Join Ellen Kushner for a conversation with the Sandman graphic novel author Neil Gaiman; and hear music written about or even received in dreams by Alan Hovhaness, David Maslanka (based on work of Carl Jung) and world artists from Hawaii to Australia.
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Posted by Jesse Willis
Neil did a wonderful interview, as always! And tell the truth – you liked the music, didn’t you? ;) That was a very fun show to do. Leavening all that world myth and sound with Gaiman’s “Sandman” I thought was the perfect way to go. Very glad you found us.
There are other Sound & Spirit programs featuring interviews with contemporary fantasists: Jane Yolen on “Fairy Tales” and Terri Windling on “Surviving Survival” – and Michael Swanwick on “The Lord of the Rings!” Enjoy.
I only liked the Gilbert & Sullivan, i truly am not a music guy.