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Drama on 4: Martyn Wade - The Bringer of Peace

Martyn Wade - The Bringer of Peace

24/01/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Martyn Wade - The Bringer of Peace

Composer Gustav Holst finds inspiration when he meets a poet interested in astrology.

Composer Gustav Holst finds inspiration when he meets a poet interested in astrology and the planets. Stars Adrian Scarborough, Amanda Root and Michael Maloney.

Martyn Wade's drama explores the life of Gustav Holst and the astrological inspiration behind the Planets Suite, his most famous work.

The story covers twenty years of this extraordinary composer's life, his relationship with his family, his friends, his teaching and composing and his constant solitary walking and travelling. 

Gustav Holst ...... Adrian Scarborough
Isobel Holst ...... Amanda Root
Ralph Vaughan Williams ...... Michael Maloney
Imogen Holst ...... Georgina Osen
Constable ...... Mark Straker
Reporter ...... Anthony Glennon

Directed by David Hitchinson.

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