Piranesi By Susanna Clarke

‘The Great Flood' Piranesi calculated is upon us.

In his notebooks, day after day, he makes a clear and careful record of its wonders: the labyrinth of halls, the thousands upon thousands of statues, the tides that thunder up staircases, the clouds that move in slow procession through the upper halls.

On Tuesdays and Fridays Piranesi sees his friend, the Other. At other times he brings tributes of food to the Dead. But mostly, he is alone.

Messages begin to appear, scratched out in chalk on the pavements. There is someone new in the House. But who are they and what do they want? Are they a friend or do they bring destruction and madness as the Other claims? Lost texts must be found; secrets must be uncovered.

The world that Piranesi thought he knew is becoming strange and dangerous.

Susanna Clarke's novel about the dreamlike, gothic territory. Piranesi.

Producer: Alison Crawford

A BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2022.

‘The Great Flood' Piranesi calculated is upon us. Dreamlike gothic tale read by Samuel Anderson.

[LISTEN NOW]

Piranesi makes an important decision.

Piranesi begins to recover details that the House has made him forget.

In his notebooks, day after day, he makes a clear and careful record of its wonders: the labyrinth of halls, the thousands upon thousands of statues, the tides that thunder up staircases, the clouds that move in slow procession through the upper halls.

On Tuesdays and Fridays Piranesi sees his friend, the Other. At other times he brings tributes of food to the Dead. But mostly, he is alone.

Messages begin to appear, scratched out in chalk on the pavements. There is someone new in the House. But who are they and what do they want? Are they a friend or do they bring destruction and madness as the Other claims? Lost texts must be found; secrets must be uncovered.

The world that Piranesi thought he knew is becoming strange and dangerous.

Susanna Clarke's novel about the dreamlike, gothic territory. Piranesi.

Concluded by Samuel Anderson.

Producer: Alison Crawford

A BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2022.

Piranesi makes an important decision. Dreamlike gothic tale concluded by Samuel Anderson.

[LISTEN NOW]

Following the joining of three tides, Piranesi reflects on the House and its inhabitants.

In his notebooks, day-after-day, he makes a clear and careful record of its wonders: the labyrinth of halls, the myriad statues, the tides that thunder up staircases, the clouds that move in slow procession through the upper halls. On Tuesdays and Fridays Piranesi sees his friend, the Other.

At other times he brings tributes of food to the Dead. But mostly, he is alone.

Messages begin to appear, scratched out in chalk on the pavements. There is someone new in the House. But who are they and what do they want? Are they a friend or do they bring destruction and madness as the Other claims? Lost texts must be found; secrets must be uncovered.

The world that Piranesi thought he knew is becoming strange and dangerous.

Written by Susanna Clarke.

Omnibus of the last five of ten episodes abridged by Sara Davies.

Concluded by Samuel Anderson.

Producer: Alison Crawford

A BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2022.

Following the joining of three tides, Piranesi reflects on the House and its inhabitants. Concluded by Samuel Anderson.

[LISTEN NOW]