*I don't know if the episode survives, but an audio recording of the opera seems to.*

Well, if you've not already found it, here's part one...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ANuOF-ckqfM

...and here is part two.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2eC5Ksnhi_w

*I took the fire as the keeper's signature: I imagined it had been burning there a long, long time.*

I can't help but think of a cousin to the will-o-the-wisp - the fire that erases, rather than leading you astray.

*That's the next best thing to an endorsement from time itself.*

I want the alternative 80s where Garner wrote an assignment. He's practically a walking break in time

And I really need to explore Crosse's work!