Three new plays by Andrew Rissik re-telling the story of events leading up to and following the fall of Troy, broadcast over this weekend.
1: King Priam and His Sons. With Paul Scofield as Hermes, Michael Sheen as Paris and Geraldine
Somerville as Helen. A second son,
Paris, is about to be born to the Trojan king Priam and his wife
Hekabe. But the gods foretell only dissension and disaster if the child is permitted to live.
Music by Nick Russell Pavier and David Chilton Director Jeremy Mortimer. The Death of Achilles, Andrew Rissik 's second play, is broadcast tomorrow at 9.15pm Repeat