A portrait of the poet and translator Arthur Waley. compiled and narrated by Francis Watson with comments from IGOR ANREP, CARMEN BLACKER, B. C. CHANG, KENNETH CLARK, VERA AND JULIET COMPTON-BURNETT, WILLIAM EMPSON, BASIL GRAY, MILEIN COS-MAN KELLER, NAOMI LEWIS, RAYMOND MORTIMER, JOHN PILCHER, PETER QUENNELL, JEAN STEWART-WALLACE, ALISON WALEY and DAVID WALEY and the recorded voices Of JEROME CHAN , ROY FULLER and ARTHUR WALEY
Readings in English by KARIN FERNALD, JOHN MOFFATT and GLADYS SPENCER, in Chinese by SHUI CHIEN TEH, and in Japanese by YUKIKO MAEDA
Flute music improvised by KEITH THOMPSON
Producer PIERS PLOWRIGHT