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The Star, the Light, the Flame: 1: The Morning Star

on BBC Radio 4 FM

The story of how the English Church passed through times of trial to its threshold of triumph in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Dramatised from Foxe's Book of Martyrs in three episodes by Colin McLaren.
The voices from the book are played by Karen Ascoe, Susie Brann, John Bull, Avril Clark, Richard Durden, David Garth, David Goodland, Paul Gregory and Brian Hewlett.
Radiophonic music by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop

Stereo (R)

Contributors

Dramatised by:
Colin McLaren
John Foxe:
Paul Rogers
Thomas Grigsby:
Bernard Hepton
Voice:
Karen Ascoe
Voice:
Susie Brann
Voice:
John Bull
Voice:
Avril Clark
Voice:
Richard Durden
Voice:
David Garth
Voice:
David Goodland
Voice:
Paul Gregory
Voice:
Brian Hewlett
Radiophonic music by:
Elizabeth Parker
Directed by:
Judith Sumpus
Directed by:
Piers Plowright

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