The Flower of Immortality by MARGARET ROSE . With Nigel Anthony as Gilgamesh and Stephen Rea as Enkidu Gilgamesh , King of Uruk, rules for seven years before he has to marry the Goddess Inanna and go to his death. The young man goes on a search for a Flower of Immortality and takes with him on his journey his twin self Enkidu. This. one of the oldest myths known, pre-dates the stories of the Illiad by 1500 years. The place is Sumeria
Sound by PADDY KINGSLAND of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Directed by LIANE AUKIN