016 Speculative Fiction – New
I really enjoyed Ghosts
of Heathrow by Sebastian Baczkiewicz (of Pilgrim fame). I had been
reading about the history of Heathrow (back when it really was a heath) in John
Rogers’ This Other London. So I knew about Sixteen String Jack (and
while at first I could have sworn he was played by Burn Gorman, naturally he
was not; he was played by the ever-dependable Joe Armstrong). You don’t hear Paul McGann much on BBC Radio
(well, you didn’t used to), so this
was a real treat, and Baczkiewicz’ poetic writing suited his voice extremely
well. Susannah Harker played a ghostly
figure. Mixed in was actuality from real
Heathrow employees. It was nicely
produced with some quite haunting music that reminded me in places of The Shining Guest. It was directed by Joby Waldman.
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