by Henryk Sienkiewicz, translated by C.J. Hogarth, adapted for radio in ten parts by Felix Felton, Susan Ashman
with Felix Felton, Peter Howell, Anthony Jacobs, David March, John Ruddock, Hilda Schroder and Patrick Barr as Storyteller
When Marcus' slaves went to fetch his love Lygia from the imperial palace she was snatched by men, headed by her bodyguard Ursus, and taken into hiding. Marcus employs Chilo the hunchback informer to track her down.
(For cast see Tuesday, 3.5)