Episode 11

Exploring the Deception Island Hut – with Elizabeth Lewis Williams

Published on: 4th January, 2023

What was it like to live in a remote Antarctic hut and how has Story Machine recreated this?

Kika Hendry speaks with Elizabeth Lewis Williams who is the writer in residence at British Antarctic Survey and has created the Deception Island Hut installation with Sam Ruddock and Story Machine. Keep listening for a snippet of the haunting audio soundscape…

The Deception Island hut has been on McDonald Lawn, Outside of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Downing Street, during the Cambridge Festival.

For more information about where it will tour next, see storymachines.co.uk/portfolio/deception-island/

Music by Coby O’Brien
Produced by Rebekah King

To find out more about the Festival, please visit: https://www.festival.cam.ac.uk/

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Say That Again Slowly - The Cambridge Festival Podcast!
Say That Again Slowly is a series of student led podcasts that explore topics and research presented at the Cambridge Festival.

The Festival delivers strong and distinct platforms for the sciences and the arts, humanities and social sciences. Topics cover the breadth of Cambridge research and will be presented across the Festival’s four themes: Society, Health, Environment and Discovery!

To find out more about the Festival, please visit: https://www.festival.cam.ac.uk/

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