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THE LION AND THE JEWEL

Network Three
on Network Three

by Wole Soyinka
The singers recorded in Nigeria under the supervision of Wole Soyinka Produced by DOUGLAS CLEVERDON
For this delicious comedy of African village life, Wole Soyinka has used verse-rhythms for the dialogue and drums for the mimed dances. It is the story of Sidi. beloved by the Europeanised school teacher. When a full-length photograph of her appears as a two-page spread in a glossy magazine. her status soars far above that of Baroka, the elderly chieftain of Ilujinle, who reflects that it is five full months since last he took a wife.
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Second broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
Wole Soyinka
Produced By:
Douglas Cleverdon
Sidi, the Jewel of the Village:
Tonie Tucker
Lakunle, the school teacher:
Samiy Amu
Baroka, the ' Bale ' of Ilujinle:
Lionel Ngakane
Sadiku, his head wife:
Jumoke Debayo
The Wrestler:
Yemi Ajibade
Village girls:
Ibidun Folakan
Village girls:
Turrie Akerele
Village girls:
Juliana John
Village girls:
Valerie Murray
The Storyteller:
Cosmo Pieterse
Drummers:
Sanya Dosunmy
Drummers:
Femi Fatoba
Source: Radio Times

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