Listen "Stories Behind Bars"
Episode Synopsis
Danish "song kindergartens" hit the right notes, while a 19th-century prison provides an unsettling location for an overnight stay.In this episode, we visit Trekroner Børnehus, a kindergarten outside Roskilde, to hear about Sangglad — a scheme to "increase and improve" singing in Danish pre-schools.Then we head to Horsens Prison Museum, in Jutland, to discover how a notorious jail has been transformed into a popular tourist attraction.Further reading:SanggladHorsens Prison MuseumThe sound design is by Squares and Triangles and Scenery.Visit www.archipelagoaudio.com for more information.
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