Drama in two acts and a prologue. Libretto and music by R. Leoncavallo. English words by H. Procter-Gregg . Adapted and produced for broadcasting by Stanford Robinson and Mark H. Lubbock. Narration written by Dennis Arundell
BBC Theatre Chorus. BBC Theatre Orchestra : conductor, Stanford Robinson
The episodei an actual occurrence, took place at Montalto, Calabria, on August 15 (a public holiday), 1863