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Alan Garner - Elidor

Alan Garner - Elidor: Episode 2

Drama: SciFi & Fantasy

Episode 2

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Alan Garner - Elidor, Episode 2

With his siblings disappeared into the Mound, King Malebron says only Roland can save them

Roland arrives to discover his brothers and sister have disappeared into the Mound, and the wounded King Malebron says only he can save them. Stars Toby Hadoke.

Roland finds himself in the dying land of Elidor. His brothers and sister have disappeared into the Mound of Vandwy, but the wounded King Malebron can do nothing for them. 

Only Roland can rescue them and find the four Treasures - a spear, a sword, a cauldron and a stone, which have the power to save Elidor. 

Alan Garner's classic fantasy adventure dramatised in four-parts by Don Webb.

Stars Mossie Cassidy as Roland, Raffey Cassidy as Helen, William Rush as Nicholas, Stephen Hoyle as David, Toby Hadoke as Malebron, Fiona Clarke as Mrs Watson and Gerard Fletcher as the Foreman. 

Original music composed by Ian Williams 

Directed at BBC Manchester by Charlotte Riches.

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in April 2011.

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Unexpected adventure awaits Roland, Helen, David and Nicholas Watson in a derelict church.

Unexpected adventure awaits Roland, Helen, David and Nicholas Watson in a derelict church. Classic fantasy with Mossie Cassidy.

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