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Starred Programme: The Bayeux Tapestry

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[Starring] Basil Sydney
A dramatic chronicle telling of the invasion of England by the Norman Duke William, and of the tragic end of Harold, last of the Saxon Kings, as recorded in the famous tapestry. Written by Moma Stuart, and produced by Josephine Plummer.

Contributors

Written By:
Moma Stuart
Producer:
Josephine Plummer
Music chosen and arranged by:
Alec Robertson
William of Normandy:
Basil Sydney
Harold, Earl of Wessex:
Alan Wheatley
Odo, Bishop of Bayeux:
Leslie Perrins
The Monk:
Philip Wade
Leofwin:
John Chandos
Edward the Confessor:
Harcourt Williams
Guy of Ponthleu:
Leo Genn
Eustace of Boulogne:
Edgar Norfolk
Robert of Mortain:
Charles Maunsell
English servant:
Ralph de Rohan
Stigand of Canterbury:
Arthur Bush
Queen Edith:
Doris Lytton
Source: Radio Times

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