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Why the Unicorn is No
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Sound recording, story; Why the Unicorn is No More, a Medieval European creation myth, aetiological or how and why story, and apocryphal tale told by Ben Haggarty accompanied by Sianed Jones, as part of Can I Have a Word?, an educational event at The Barbican Centre, London, 9th March 2006. | |
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Story told by Ben Haggarty. The story tells of how the Unicorn was refused space on the ark, built by Noah, on God's instruction, to avoid a great flood, but how, before it drowns, the Unicorn punctures the boat with its horn. The methods Mrs Noah employs to block the hole in the ark, provide an expnantion for why dogs have wet noses; women have cold elbows, and why men always warm their buttocks in front of the fire. | |
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The stories told by Ben Haggarty R510, R511, R512 - CD171 Tracks 1,2 and 3 provided the stimulus for the children to work with poets to create original poems based on creation stories. The performance ended with poems created by professional poets R516 - CD171 Track 7. | |
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audience:- | child; school group |
recording quality | |
condition:- | good |
completeness:- | complete |
duration:- | 0 hours, 6 minutes, 12 seconds |
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storytelling:- |
storyteller: Ben Haggarty male / British / born 30.11.1958 |
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storytelling:- |
musician; singer; composer: Sianed Jones female / Welsh / British |
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origin:- |
Europe
Medieval |
administration & programming:- |
administrator; programmer: The Barbican Centre; Barbican
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storytelling:- |
London, England: The Barbican Centre
09 Mar 2006 educational event: Can I Have a Word |
performance recording from:- |
The Barbican Centre |