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Tobias and the Angel

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By James Bridie
A dramatic transcription of the tale told in the Book of Tobit in the Apocrypha. Adapted for broadcasting and produced by Moultrie R. Kelsall
Tobit C. R. M. Brookes Tobias, his son....Gordon Jackson

Raphael, disguised as Azarias the porter....................David Steuart

Anna. Tobit's wife Jean Taylor Smith

Mirza Khan, a bandit W. H. D. Joss

Sarah.........................Yvonne Hills
Her slaves: Sherah Julia Mark Azorah Jacqueline Barnett Raguel, Sarah's father George Davies Asmoday Duncan Fletcher

(Gordon Jackson broadcasts by permission of Ealing Studios; David Steuart and Julia Mark broadcast by permission of the Perth Theatre Company)

The scene moves from Tobit's hovel in Nineveh, to the banks of the Tigris, to the garden of Raguel's house in Ecbatana, to a khan near Kifri, and back to Tobit's hovel again
Tonight at 9.15

Contributors

Author:
James Bridie
Adapted by/Producer:
Moultrie R. Kelsall
Tobit:
C.R.M. Brookes
Tobias, his son:
Gordon Jackson
Raphael, disguised as Azarias the porter:
David Steuart
Anna, Tobit's wife:
Jean Taylor Smith
Mirza Khan, a bandit:
W.H.D. Joss
Sarah:
Yvonne Hills
Her slaves:
Sherah Julia
Her slaves:
Mark Azorah
Her slaves:
Jacqueline Barnett
Raguel, Sarah's father:
George Davies
Asmoday:
Duncan Fletcher

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