by Thomas Hardy adapted for radio in ten part* by DESMOND HAWKINS with Paul Rogers
Meg Wynn Owen
8: The Fall of the Hammer
' Almost at once a further blow struck him. He was unable to meet the demands of his business creditors. Michael Henchard , Mayor of the town, was now bankrupt....'
Other parts: Victor Fawkes Hubert Tucker , David Sharp David Hyde , Brian Harding
Hymn and tune played by the Moonrakers' Country Dance Band Leader, Ioan Jenkins
Music by Vaughan Williams
Produced by BRIAN MILLER