by MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA adapted for radio in two parts by JOHN ARDEN. Part 1
The question arises whether it is not my solemn duty to give up this sloth and luxury that the long devotion of my niece and housekeeper enforces upon me to the detriment of my true duty. Rinaldo did not spend his days reading books in an armchair.
Nor did Orlando, nor did El Cid. nor did Sir
Lancelot of England. No! They rode forth, armed cap-a-pie, redressing all manner of grievance. ensuring justice, defying tyrants, exposing themselves to danger....' Don Quixote dons his rusty armour, mounts his broken-down horse and sets off with Sancho Panza. his faithful squire, to put the world to rights.
Music composed by STEPHEN BOXER
A momentous radio
Production ... the Radio Drama Event of the Year
(SUNDAY TIMES)
A masterly adaptation of this great classic,
"npeceably directed by Alfred Bradley (OBSERVER) Directed by ALFRED BRADLEY
BBC Manchester
(First broadcast on R4) (Part 2 next Sunday)