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15 Minute Drama: Chronicles of Ait - The Saxon Stones

Greg Wise

Amanda Drew

Heather Craney

Christopher James

Jonathan Keeble

James Foster

John Taylor

15 Minute Drama: Chronicles of Ait - The Saxon Stones: Episode 4

Chronicles of Ait - The Saxon Stones

Episode 4

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, Chronicles of Ait - The Saxon Stones, Episode 4

Darlene's story seems to throw some light on the mystery of the Saxon Stones.

Darlene recounts to Linus a traumatic childhood event that throws light on the myth of Dracamuth. Stars Heather Craney.

Written by Michael Butt

Chronicles of Ait -The Saxon Stones finds author and one-time TV historian Linus Scott returning to the remote east coast settlement of Ait to attend the funeral of his childhood mentor, Kenrick, a scholar of Old English who had rescued the young boy from a problem background. But also attending the ceremony is a stranger, Alice Pyper, who, to Scott's surprise, appears to have had some connection to the deceased man. When Alice begins snooping around Kenrick's house, Scott confronts her, and the first door is opened onto a labyrinthine mystery that leads deep into the history of the Saxon Stones and the ominous myth of Dracamuth. 

Cast:
Linus Scott . . . . . Greg Wise
Alice Pyper . . . . . Amanda Drew
Darlene . . . . . Heather Craney
Irwin . . . . . Christopher James
Lord Ethel/Aidan . . . . . Jonathan Keeble
Child Linus . . . . . James Foster


Produced & Directed by John Taylor
A Fiction Factory production for BBC Radio 4.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

By Michael Butt. One-time TV historian Linus Scott is drawn into a labyrinthine mystery

By Michael Butt. One-time TV historian Linus Scott is drawn into a labyrinthine mystery on the remote east coast settlement of Ait, when he encounters a female stranger

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