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The Vision of Piers the Ploughman

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

by WILLIAM LANGLAND
Abridged for radio in 13 parts, in a new verse translation by TERENCE TILLER incidental music composed and conducted by MICHAEL BERKELEY
But one May morning in the Malvern Hills
I met with a marvel that seemed made by magic:
I was weary with wandering, and went to rest
Under a broad bank by the side of a brook.
1: Middle Earth and Holy Church with Hugh Burden as Langland
Directed by PIERS PLOWRIGHT

Contributors

Unknown:
William Langland
Translation By:
Terence Tiller
Conducted By:
Michael Berkeley
Unknown:
Malvern Hills
Unknown:
Hugh Burden
Directed By:
Piers Plowright
Lady Holy Church:
Sonia Fraser
Angel:
John Church
Long Will/Rat:
Philip Sully
Mouse:
Lolly Cockerell
Wise Mouse:
Patrick Barr
Source: Radio Times

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