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Afternoon Play: The Jewish War

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Hattie Naylor 's drama is a contemporary reworking of a text written by Josephus in the 1st century AD, played by a mixture of actors and real news reporters. Eleazar and a band of rebel Jews have taken refuge in the hilltop fortress of Masada, but the Roman army's superior hardware proves more than a match fortheirdefences. Will the rebels surrender? Director Kate McAII

Contributors

Unknown:
Hattie Naylor
Rachel:
Valerie Jones
Miriamme:
Shireen Shah
Julia, the producer:
Dee Sadler
Traffic:
Nicola Smythe
Mat, the presenter:
Peter Jefferson
Studio manager:
Jamie Ballard
Eleazar:
Mark Meadows
Jonathan, reporter:
Rupert Ward-Lewis
Marcus, reporter:
Brian Gear
Vespasian:
Paul Nicholson
Commander:
John Telfer
Source: Radio Times

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