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Saturday-Night Theatre: The Sword in the Stone

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

the novel by T. H. WHITE
dramatised by NEVILLE TELLER
with Michael Hordern as Merlyn
and Toby Robertson as Wart

An education fit for a king - that is what young Wart receives when Merlyn the magician takes over as his tutor; a series of magical lessons with a most unexpected end in view.

Original music by BENJAMIN BRITTEN , played by a section of the ENGLISH SINFONIA ORCHESTRA conducted by STEUART BEDFORD
Special sounds by SWART ROBINSON of the BBC
Radiophonic Workshop
Directed by GRAHAM GAULD

Contributors

Novel By:
T. H. White
Dramatised By:
Neville Teller
Unknown:
Michael Hordern
Unknown:
Toby Robertson
Music By:
Benjamin Britten
Conducted By:
Steuart Bedford
Unknown:
Swart Robinson
Directed By:
Graham Gauld
Governess:
Pauline Letts
Kay:
Simon Teff
Sir Ector:
Charles Hodgson
Sir Grummore:
Jeffrey Segal
King Pellinore:
David Gooderson
Archimedes:
David Davis
Mr M:
Stephen Thorne
Madame Mim:
Josephine Gordon
Goat:
Steve Hodson
Hecate:
Jill Lidstone
Falcon:
Stella Forge
Balan:
Gary Cady
Snake:
John Warner
Galapas:
Peter Wickham
Badger:
Lewis Stringer
Source: Radio Times

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