In the past few years, Halloween really seems to have taken off in France. I'm not sure what "trick or treat" is in french though,- probably something involving cheese. Anyway, the ghost of Titian seems to be alive & well- as are my great auntie Mimi & cousin Antoine, who could be quite scary if they were'nt so adorable. Terrifyingly looong podcast.

'Le tourbillon' - Vanessa Paradis

'The decemberists': http://www.decemberists.com/ (thankyou to D for the song)

'Oh happy day' - the London community Gospel Choir

'Death is not the end' - Nick Cave & the bad Seeds & friends

(Joseph Merrick- 'the elephant man') :
http://www.rotten.com/library/sideshow/elephant-man/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080678/
http://www.jsitton.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/elephantman/elephant_man.htm

Frances Newton: http://www.freefrances.org/ (one of many victims of today's barbaric & medieval justice)

Titian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titian

*I could murder a curry