MEET THE CAST
by Mike Warren
We've just finished recording Giant Cannibals. After three exhausting days in-studio, I'm delighted to introduce you to our talented and hard-working cast. Expect plenty more to come; in the meantime, you can view their profiles by by following the links. The full list of contributors can also be found in our People section.
| Odysseus |  Matt GardnerKing of Ithaca |
| Anthea |  Ella GamblePrincess of the Laestrygonians |
| Lupios |  Theo FraserA cowardly soldier |
| Philautos |  Sebastian MichnowiczA cunning soldier |
| Antiphates |  Alan BrownKing of the Laestrygonians |
| Agnes |  Jennifer MunbyQueen of the Laestrygonians |
| Statheros |  Sean ColledgeA loyal soldier |
| Beatrix |  Isabelle PaigeA Phaeacian |
| Gelastos |  David ColeA Phaeacian |
WHY CANNIBALS?
by Mike Warren
Mike looks into Homer's Odyssey, and digs out more than one uncomfortable question.
RE-INTERPRETED, PART I
by Dylan Spicer
Across a series of articles, Dylan charts other efforts to re-write Homer's great epic. This week, he looks at two kinds of Ulysses.
SIGNAL TO NOISE
by Mike Warren
How does one tell a whole story using only the human voice? Mike takes a famous tall tale and finds meaning in the medium.
WHAT I LEARNED
by Mike Warren
In what he hopes is an affably informal article and not a scruffy, unqualified and overly-personalised rant, Mike shares a first-timer's perspective on recording an audio drama.
DIVINE WINDS
by Dylan Spicer
Dylan explores the balance of coincidence and plausibility in The Odyssey.
THE SOURCE, PART VI
by Mike Warren
A disguised Odysseus finds Ithaca to be very different from how he left it.
MONSTROUS MEANINGS
by Mike Warren
Mike asks what a monster really is, and what fictional monsters can tell us about ourselves.
CANNIBAL MYTHS
by Dylan Spicer
Dylan charts the significance of the cannibal taboo in storytelling, and asks how this changes the way we see the Laestrygonians.
SOMETHING TO HIDE
by Mike Warren
So we don't trust Odysseus. But what ugly truth might convince him to spin his stories?
TELLING THE TRUTH
by Mike Warren
Is our hero's own account reliably narrated, or are we right to lose the plot?
THE SOURCE, PART IV
by Mike Warren
Odysseus' story comes to an end, as he explains his time with witches, monsters and the dead.
THE OLD AND THE NEW
by Mike Warren
Can one of our culture's most venerated texts tolerate being re-imagined so liberally? We think so, and here's why.
THE SOURCE, PART III
by Mike Warren
Odysseus continues to tell his story. After a brush with the Cyclops, Odysseus' homeward journey is thrown violently off course. Giant Cannibals focuses on this section, because we don't think our hero is telling the truth.
THE SOURCE, PART II
by Mike Warren
Shipwrecked on Scheria and exposed for who he really is, Odysseus begins to tell his story. This is the Cyclops bit, by the way.
THE SOURCE, PART I
by Mike Warren
The Odyssey is the second-oldest surviving text in Western literature. Here's a ham-fisted attempt to summarise it in eight easy chunks.
