Themes and variations from the History of the People in Britain, based upon their own words.
In the Middle Ages the peasant carries everyone else on his back. He does it with mixed feelings...
Composed and produced by Michael Mason under the direction of Barrie Dobson, Senior Lecturer in History at the University of York, who also speaks the commentary.
Speakers for the people: Mr Andrews, Bill Cowley, Mr Sandford, Arthur Morley, Harold Hingley, Norman Daniel, Richard Hamilton, Jim Codden, Eyton Boulden, W. Richards, Ray Gosling, Tom Clark, Harry Bland, Brian Pearson, Norman Belcher, E.J. Gurney, Mrs Freshney, Gordon Baverstock, Farmer Stevens, Dick Graham, N.C. Bush, Louis Dale, George Smallwood, Mr James, Terry Yarnell
Producer for the voices of the people, Charles Parker, assisted by John Merson and Jon Crook.
Special music, sound composition and orchestration by David Cain, assisted by Norman McLeod
The Early Music Consort directed by David Munrow
Readers Clifford Norgate, Gerald Cross, David Valla, Henry Stamper, Jane Knowles
Additional commentary by Jacquetta Hawkes and Michael Drake
The series of 26 programmes created in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop by Michael Mason
(Repeated: Wed, 3.45 pm)