Adapted by Lucy Catherine

From the Red Book of Hergest, these are the tales of the Mabinogi. Fantasy adventure series, based on the iconic work of medieval Welsh mythology.

Pryderi is led through the Otherworld by Roisin, searching for Brigid.

In this second series we continue our adventures through myth and legend. Series one is available on BBC Sounds.

The tales of the Mabinogi form the earliest prose stories of Britain. Written around the 14th Century, the stories actually come from much earlier than that – they developed out of oral traditions, before being compiled in the 12th and 13th centuries. This was a time when the Welsh were struggling to keep their independence in the face of the Anglo-Norman conquest.

The stories tell of a mythical pre-Saxon era of Medieval Wales. This is a land of magic; of dragons, fairies and giants It's a land of romance and tragedy, adventure and fantasy. Award-winning writer Lucy Catherine (The Master and Margherita, Being Human, Vanity Fair) gives these stories a modern flavour while remaining true to the vivid magic of Celtic mythology.

Brigid…. Aimee Ffion Edwards
Pryderi…. Darragh Mortell
Arawn…. John Cording
Matholwch…. Stephen Hogan
Bran…. Robert Pugh
Roisin…. Fiona O’Shaughnessy
Manawydan…. Matthew Gravelle
Pwca…. Sion Pritchard

Directed by James Robinson and John Norton
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