An excursion in literature and mythology
Written and produced by Terence Tiller with Oliver Burt , Arthur Bush
Robert Farquharson , Basil Jones
Diana Maddox. Hugh Manning
James McKechnie , Bryan Fowley
Charles E. Stidwill
Jacqueline Thompson. Lockwood West
Alan Wheatley , John Witty
* They say the owl was a baker's daughter ...' What are the legends and beliefs behind this enigmatic remark of Ophelia's, in Act 4 of Hamlet? How far was Shakespeare conscious of them, and why does he think them relevant to his play? These are among the questions this programme tries to answer.