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The Astronauts’ Wives Club

January 28th, 2008 by Steve Bowbrick

Sometimes good radio leaves me in awe. It’s the patience, the respect for material, the attention to process. Here’s a good example. Sarah Cuddon has visited and recorded the wives of the first generation of American astronauts and she’s come back with something quite thoughtful, sad and lovely (MP3).

Producer: Sarah Cuddon
Production Company: Whistledown
Listen: [MP3] [Real]

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One Response to “The Astronauts’ Wives Club”

  1. Rodcorp Says:
    January 28th, 2008 at 5:42 pm

    Listeners who liked this will also like Andrew Smith’s brilliant Moondust (2005), about the Apollo, er, husbands.

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