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Ben Hur: 1. A Friendship Betrayed

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Lew Wallace - Ben Hur

1. A Friendship Betrayed

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A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by his Roman soldier friend.

A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by his Roman soldier friend. Epic tale starring Jamie Glover and Samuel West.

Two men's lives run almost in parallel. One is a prince of Jerusalem, Judah Ben Hur. 

The other is known as "He that was born to be King of the Jews." 

Starring Jamie Glover.  

Lew Wallace's epic tale, first published in 1880.     

Dramatised in four parts by Catherine Czerkawska.

Ben Hur    ......    Jamie Glover 
Messala    ......    Samuel West 
Angel    ......    Deborah Berlin
Amrah    ......    Phyllis Calvert
Mother    ......    Margaret John 
Arrius    ......    Derek Waring 
Tirzah    ......    Natasha Pyne 
Chief of Rowers    ......    Don McCorkindale
Man 1    ......    Joshua Towb
Man 2    ......    Michael Tudor Barnes
Man in Boat    ......    Gavin Muir

Michael Gambon reads from the Bible.

Music by Wilfredo Acosta. 

Director: Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.

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Dramatisation of Lew Wallace's epic novel. Starring Jamie Glover

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