by Derek Jarman.
"You say to the boy open your eyes
When he opens his eyes and sees the light
You make him cry out. Saying,
0 Blue come forth ..."
As a tribute to Derek
Jarman, who died in February, there's a second chance to hear this collaboration between
Channel 4 and Radio 3, nominated for Best
Production at last month's
Sony Awards. Blue is
Jarman's moving account of his experiences confronting HIV and Aids. With the voices of John Quentin ,
Nigel Terry , Derek Jarman and Tilda Swinton.
Music by Simon Fisher Turner A Basilisk production
(A five-part adaptation of Derek Jarman 's autobiographical Dancing Ledge, read by John Quentin. begins tomorrow at 9.00pm)