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The Long March of Everyman: 8: Madrigal for Mixed Voices

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Themes and Variations from the History of the People in Britain, based upon their own words.
The New Age of Elizabeth
For good and ill, the people and their Queen are suddenly linked together with a closeness perhaps unequalled before or since.
Composed and produced by Michael Mason under the direction of Joel Hurstfield, Astor Professor of English History at University College, London, who also speaks the commentary.

The series of 26 programmes created in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop by Michael Mason

(Repeated: Wed. 3.45 pm)

Contributors

Composer/Producer:
Michael Mason
Commentator:
Joel Hurstfield
Speaker:
Ernest Magrith
Speaker:
J. Edwards
Speaker:
John Dunbar
Speaker:
C.R. Mitchell
Speaker:
Hanna Weil
Speaker:
Fred Croft
Speaker:
Reg Gamble
Speaker:
Mrs Rowland
Speaker:
Mrs Pelham
Speaker:
Stanley Allen
Speaker:
Ruth Gumb
Speaker:
Ricardo Aragno
Speaker:
Louis Dale
Speaker:
Dick Oakley
Speaker:
Stanley Wilson
Speaker:
Garry Davis
Speaker:
Anthony Rye
Speaker:
Andrew Saer
Speaker:
Frank White
Speaker:
Jack Crisp
Speaker:
John Shears
Speaker:
Pat Bliss
Speaker:
Mrs Ireland
Speaker:
Rudolf Strauss
Speaker:
Raymond Betterick
Speaker:
Mr Lawrence
Speaker:
Dick Graham
Speaker:
Francis Moss
Speaker:
Ken Seymour
Speaker:
Farmer Stevens
Speaker:
Brian Seymor
Speaker:
Mr Young
Speaker:
Margaret Osborne
Speaker:
John Plumb
Speaker:
Edgar Anstey
Speaker:
Ben Davies
Speaker:
Bernard Case
Speaker:
James Muir Watt
Speaker:
Bruno Turner
Producer (Voices of the People):
Charles Parker
Assistant Producer (Voices of the People):
John Merson
Assistant Producer (Voices of the People):
Jon Crook
Special Music, sound composition and orchestration By:
David Cain
Music Assistant:
Lloyd Silverthorne
Musicians:
The Early Music Consort
Music Director:
David Munrow
Reader:
Sean Barrett
Reader:
David Brierley
Reader:
Ronald Herdman
Reader:
Henry Stamper
Reader:
Elizabeth Proud
Additional commentary By:
Jacquetta Hawkes
Additional commentary By:
Michael Drake
Additional commentary By:
Christopher Lloyd
Source: Radio Times

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