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Classic Serial: The Aeneid: 2

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Ralph Fiennes and Derek Jacobi star in Virgil's epic poem, translated by C. Day Lewis and adapted in two parts by Tom Holland.

After many trials and tribulations, Trojan prince Aeneas and his men arrive on the west coast of Italy. Soon war breaks out with local rivals.
(Repeated from Sunday)
Roland White's radio review: page 62

Contributors

Author:
null Virgil
Translated by:
C. Day Lewis
Adapted by:
Tom Holland
Music:
Mia Soteriou
Producer:
Viv Beeby
Producer:
Jeremy Howe
Aeneas:
Ralph Fiennes
Juno:
Eleanor Bron
The narrator:
Derek Jacobi
Jupiter:
Philip Madoc
The Sybil:
Anna Massey
Turnus:
Tim McInnerny
Anchises:
Andrew Sachs
[Actor]:
Sean Barrett
[Actor]:
Bill Wallis
[Actor]:
Joshua Boyden
[Actor]:
Christian Rodska
[Actor]:
Val Lorraine
[Actor]:
Rupert Ward Lewis
Source: Radio Times

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