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Ursula Le Guin - Earthsea

Tales of wizards, dragons and magic by Ursula K Le Guin.

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Episode 5: Dragonfly

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Dragonfly

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Twenty years on, the magic had gone out of Earthsea. Ged seeks the source of the darkness.

Made for 4 Extra. Twenty years on, the magic had gone out of Earthsea. Ged, now Archmage, seeks the source of the darkness. With Shaun Dooley.

Ursula K Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga set on the magical archipelago rich with wizards and dragons. 

Based on the novel The Farthest Shore by Ursula Le Guin. Adapted by Judith Adams. 

It's now over 20 years since the action of The Tombs of Atuan, and magic has gone out of Earthsea. Mages have forgotten their spells and the springs of wizardry have running dry. Ged, Dragonlord and now Archmage of Earthsea, sets out with a young prince to seek the source of the darkness. 

Ged ..... Shaun Dooley 
Tenar ..... Vineeta Rishi 
Arren ..... Will Featherstone 
Sailor ..... Jude Akudwudike 
Doorkeeper ..... Stephen Critchlow 
Summoner ..... Sam Dale 
Sopli ..... Chris Pavlo 
Hare ..... David Acton 
Woman ..... Syesha Antoine 
Egre ..... David Hounslow 
Woman ..... Jessica Turner 

Original music by Jon Nicholls 

Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko.

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