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Sweeney Astray
Seamus Heaney adapted and now narrates his own story of the Warrior King, who, in his flight from the new Christian morality, transmogrifies into a bird and goes astray in the wilderness.
Music by David Byers Director Eoin O'Callaghan

Contributors

Unknown:
Seamus Heaney
Music By:
David Byers
Director:
Eoin O'Callaghan
Sweeney:
Stephen Rea
Ronan Finn:
Gerard McSorley
Eorann:
Stella McCusker
Moling/Alan:
Denys Hawthorne
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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