Short Stories from Jesus College, Cambridge

Ghost Stories part 2: Lavender and The Last Human


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Two stories that use the supernatural in unusual ways, one exploring the senses, the other cautioning of danger ahead.


Credits:

Lavender written by Lisa Rowe, Domestic Bursar’s Assistant at Jesus College. Narrated by Hugh Stubbins (2011), writer and stage and television actor, who studied History at Jesus. Our singer is April Perrott (2021), who studied English at Jesus. Lavender was awarded Best Descriptive Ghost Story in the 2020 competition.


The Last Human was written by Hannah Charlotte Copley (2019), PhD student, medical doctor, and a Green Party City Councillor. Narrated by Laurie Ward (2020) who is an experimental theatre maker, performance artist and actor who studied Education at Jesus. The Last Human was awarded Best Dystopian Ghost Story in the 2020 competition.

Stories recorded at Pixiu Studio, 18 Charlotte Rd, London EC2A 3PB, and edited by Finn Ranson (2017).


Episode introduction recorded at Jesus College, Cambridge, by Finn Ranson, and featuring the Master of the College, Sonita Alleyne, and Emily Winslow, author and teacher in Cambridge. Podcast project managment Clelia McElroy and Sarah Richey.

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