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THE BURNING OF NJAL

on Network Three

by Louis MacNeice with John Phillips , Carleton Hobba
Francis de Wolff
Allan McClelland
Originally broadcast in March 1947 in a production by the author, The Burning of Nial is the second of two programmes made by Mr. MacNeice from the Icelandic Rial's Saga. His earlier programme took events to the murder of Njal's friend Gunnar in A.D. 990. In this programme the story is continued through years of hard living and dying to the most famous crime in Icelandic history-the burning of Njal in his homestead by a band of enemies led by the chieftain Flosi-to the vengeance taken by Njal's son-in-law Kari and to the eventual reconciliation of Flosi and Kari in A.D. 1016 which ends the saga.
His sons:
Her sons:
Other parts: Fergus McClelland
Incidental music by ARNOLD COOKE played by the BBC MIDLAND LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by ALAN RAWSTHORNE
Ϯ New production by JOE BURROUGHS of the programme originally broadcast in March 1947

Contributors

Unknown:
Louis MacNeice
Unknown:
John Phillips
Unknown:
Carleton Hobba
Unknown:
Francis de Wolff
Unknown:
Allan McClelland
Unknown:
Fergus McClelland
Music By:
Arnold Cooke
Conducted By:
Alan Rawsthorne
Production By:
Joe Burroughs
The Watcher:
Denys Hawthorne
Njal:
John Phillips
Bergthora his wife:
Mary Wimbush
Skarphedinn:
Francis De Wolff
Helgi:
Basil Jones
Kari, his son-in-law:
Allan McClelland
Mord:
Patrick Barr
Hallgertha, Gunnar's widow:
Joan Matheson
Grani:
Bruce Beeby
Hogni:
Brian Hewlett
Thrain, her son-in-law:
Nigel Graham
Hauskuld, Thrain's son:
Michael McClain
Hrapp:
Henry Stamper
Flosi:
Carleton Hobbs
Hildigunna, his niece:
Eva Haddon

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