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THE SAFETY OF THE CITY

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

by JEAN MORRIS
Part 1
The Prize in That Race
The story of how the Athenians voted to enslave the whole population of their revolted colony of Mitylene, subsequently changed their minds, and how the future of this island city depended upon the exertions of the crew of the galley carrying revised orders to Paches, the Athenian Commander.
A Mitylenian family:
Production by VAL GIELGUD

Contributors

Unknown:
Jean Morris
Production By:
Val Gielgud
A young girl:
Penelope Lee
Her mother:
Diana Olsson
Her grandfather:
Edgar Norfolk
Her brother:
Nigel Anthony
Paches the Athenian Commander in Mitylene:
Hugh Manning
Three of his staff: Tisias:
Godfrey Kenton
Three of his staff: Agathon:
Philip Leaver
Three of his staff: Cleisthenes:
Nicholas Edmett
Members of the Mitylenian Council: Charicles the President:
Norman Claridge
Members of the Mitylenian Council: Bythallos his brother:
Kenneth Dight
Members of the Mitylenian Council: Ismenos, his son:
Jon Rollason
Members of the Mitylenian Council: Hermon:
David Bird
Members of the Mitylenian Council: Pedaritus:
Wilfred Babbage
Members of the Athenian Assembly: The President:
Geoffrey Staines
Members of the Athenian Assembly: Cleon:
Julian Somers
Members of the Athenian Assembly: Diodotus:
Philip Morant
Members of the Athenian Assembly: Chaereas:
Charles Simon
Members of the Athenian Assembly: Nicanor:
Peter Claughton
Aminias, Master of Eirene:
John Bryning
Aristagoras, Master of Kallinike:
Derek Birch
An Athenian Herald:
David Bird
Source: Radio Times

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