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As It Really Happened

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by NESTA PAIN based on the eye-witness accounts of Herbert of Bosham and William Fitz Stephen, the letters of Becket, Bishop Foliot and others, and the records of contemporaries with Michael Hordern
Barry Foster and Peter Jeffrey
Produced by NESTA PAIN
(Barry Foster is in ' Tea Party ' and ' The Basement ' at the Duchess Theatre, London) The 800th anniversary of Becket's martyrdom falls on 29 December. Anouilh's 'Becket Monday, 28 December, 8.0 pm

Contributors

Unknown:
William Fitz
Unknown:
Bishop Foliot
Unknown:
Michael Hordern
Unknown:
Barry Foster
Unknown:
Peter Jeffrey
Produced By:
Nesta Pain
Produced By:
Barry Foster
William FitzStephen:
Leslie Heritage
Bishop of Winchester:
James Thomason
Thomas Becket:
Peter Jeffrey
Gilbert Foliot, Bishop of London:
Michael Hordern
Herbert of Bosham:
Sean Barrett
King Henry II:
Barry Foster
Earl of Leicester:
Nigel Lambert
Bishop of Chichester:
Brian Badcoe
Archbishop of York:
John Gabriel
King Louis of France:
Martin Friend
The Pope:
Alan Wheatley
A Cardinal:
Heron Carvic
Sir Reginald FitzUrse:
Godfrey Kenton
Source: Radio Times

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