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CHILDREN'S HOUR

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For Older Children
Marius Goring in 'The Eagle of the Ninth'
From the book by Rosemary Sutcliff
Adapted by Felix Felton 4-' Across the Frontier '
Production by David Davis
One evening at dinner at his Uncle Aquila's, young Marcus Flavius heard some more about the lost Legion, which had disappeared into the northern mists, and to which his father had belonged. His uncle's guests were his old friend Claudius Hieronimianus, legate of [he Sixth Legion, and a young tribune he had brought with him.
5.50 Children's Hour prayers for Lent conducted by Canon Fred Stallard
3-The Boy and the Barley Loaves

Contributors

Unknown:
Marius Goring
Book By:
Rosemary Sutcliff
Adapted By:
Felix Felton
Production By:
David Davis
Conducted By:
Canon Fred Stallard
Marcus Flavius Aquila, a young cohort commander:
Marius Goring
Esca his slave:
Martin Starkie
Uncle Aquila:
Laidman Browne
Claudius Hieronimianus legate of Victrix:
Ralph Truman
Placidus a young tribune:
Robert Bernal
Guern, the hunter:
Felix Felton
Murna his wife:
Janet Bruce
Dergdian, a chieftain:
Peter Claughton
Tradui, his grandfather:
Cyril Shaps
Liathan, his brother:
Duncan McIntyre

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