A Short History of Gothic

3. The Lady of the House of Love by Angela Carter

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 26^th Dec 2009, 18:30 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Sun 1^st Oct 2023, 16:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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An unwary army officer meets the last of the Nosferatu family.

The tormented psyche of a female vampire is explored in a fantastical tale about loneliness and despair.

This lady-of-the-night pores over the tarot cards, desperately hoping that they might reveal a way of escaping from her existence.

Angela Carter's vampire tale with a twist.

Read by Indira Varma.

Producer: Gemma Jenkins

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2009. Show less