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Dec 16, 2023

You may know them as the Dioscuri - sons of Zeus - or as the Gemini Twins. In this episode discover the very unusal afterlife of the inimitable Castor and Polydeuces.

Written and directed by Bibi Jacob.

Starring David Stanley as Polydeuces, Kester Lovelace as Castor and Chris Mack as Hermes.

Sound and production by...


Nov 1, 2023

In this final Trojan episode, the ghosts of the war rise up and tell tales of loss and consolation. 

Sensitive listeners be aware  - some of the stories are disturbing.

Written and narrated by Bibi Jacob.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.
Extracts from 17314 Aisakos and 884 Priamus feature Ciaran Cresswell and Les...


Aug 7, 2023

Andromache appears in the university observatory to recount her tragic tale.

175 Andromache is a main-belt asteroid – not a Trojan in the L4 or L5 Lagrange points in Jupiter’s orbit. But since her character is central to the Trojan war, we’ve included her in this special series. 


Written and directed by KJ...


Jul 15, 2023

Strange things happen one night, in a university observatory as Éloi struggles to stay awake and observe the 617 Patroclus asteroid.

Written and directed by KJ Dwyer.
With KJ Dwyer as Elio.
Mitchell Moreno as Patroclus.
Ken Starcevic as  Menoetius.
Bibi Jacob as the radio announcer.

Sound and production by Geoff...


Jun 30, 2023

Achilles, ‘the best of the Greeks’, slaughters Trojans mercilessly as he battles with his own grief and regrets. 

Starring Tom Morton.
Written and directed by Bibi Jacob.
Production and sound by Geoff Chong.