2: Strange Days

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Had singer Jim Morrison of The Doors not died in mysterious circumstances at the tender age of 27 in 1971 - he would have turned 75 in 2018. In the second of three programmes, Paul Gambaccini mixes the music and poetry of the man with the influences that moulded the self-proclaimed ‘The Lizard King’. In addition to sharing memories and observations, Paul delves into the BBC archive: * 'THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL’ A unique interpretation of William Blake’s 18th century masterpiece [BBC Radio 3 29/03/1995] * ‘DREADZONE ALDOUS HUXLEY READINGS’ Greg Roberts [now Greg Dread] reads excerpts from ‘Brave New World’] [BBC Radio 1 1995] Producer: Mik Wilkojc Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in December 2018.