Octopus Medicine - The Prophet for the Sea
A story in three parts that takes us from birth to the final epiphany, in which a young octopus goes on an unexpected journey to discover his true potential.
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Saturday Feb 19, 2022
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
A baby octopus explores his world, building a garden outside his lair. But what are these strange objects falling from above? And who are the creatures that made them?
Part 2 of a three-part series poet and performer Becci Louise narrates extracts from her collection of verse-stories Octopus Medicine.
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
Nearly an adult, the octopus discovers the shore and wants to become human. But it turns out learning to be human and learning to be a monster aren’t so different.
Part 3 of a three-part series poet and performer Becci Louise narrates extracts from her collection of verse-stories Octopus Medicine.
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
Deep in a coral reef, guarding her eggs, an old octopus mother relays her dying advice to her babies. They will face danger everywhere.
In part 1 of a three-part series poet and performer, Becci Louise narrates extracts from her collection of verse-stories Octopus Medicine.
Octopus Medicine - A Prophet for the Sea
Read by Becci Louise, the author of Octopus Medicine, these poem-stories explore our relationship to the marine environment and question the way in which humankind casts nature as monstrous at a time when our impact on the planet is bringing us closer towards extinction.
- An Octopus Mother’s Last Prayer for Her Hatchling (2’13”)
- An Octopus Garden (3’42”)
- Beach Octopus (19’20”)
Written and performed by: Becci Louise
Recording, composing, and sound design: Simon Sinfield
Producer: Paul Stevens
Executive producer: Roy Hanney