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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving: Episode 1: 1.  Ichabod

Washington Irving - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Episode 1

Episode 1: 1.  Ichabod

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

1.  Ichabod

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, 1.  Ichabod

Washington Irving's classic tale of two love rivals and a headless horseman.

Washington Irving's classic tale of two love rivals and a headless horseman, set in 17th-century America. Read by Martin Jarvis.

In New York State, a few years after the American War of Independence, a tale of two love rivals and a headless horseman unfolds. 

Sleepy Hollow school teacher, Ichabod Crane is determined to win the heart of wealthy farmer's daughter, Katrina Van Tassell. Not only does he face opposition from local buck, Brom Bones, but it would also appear that supernatural forces are against him. 

An eccentric New Yorker by the name of Diedrich Knickerbocker narrates this bizarrely comic tale.

Washington Irving's classic tale in three parts. Set in 17th-century America 

Narrated by Martin Jarvis 

Musical score and sound design by award-winning composer, David Pickvance. 

The Sleepy Hollow choir: 
Ayesha Antoine
Delroy Brown
John Cummins
Gerard McDermott
Carolyn Pickles
Sophie Roberts
Nick Sayce
Ella Smith 

Producer: Gemma Jenkins

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2005.

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