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The Machine
Tony Bagley's 1990 Giles Cooper Award winner. At the beginning of the 17th century Ned Prynne invents a machine to record the human voice and fears the Church will accuse him of stealing souls.
Director Alec Reid

Contributors

Unknown:
Giles Cooper
Unknown:
Ned Prynne
Director:
Alec Reid
Ned Prynne:
James Bolam
Rickard Cornford:
Simon Treves
Tyler:
Paul Nicholson
Blacktin:
Stephen Sylvester
Heppenstall:
Anthony Donovan
Petty Constable:
David Bannerman
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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