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Lyndsey Marshal

Gunnar Cauthery

Robert Emms

Alex Lanipekun

Finlay Robertson

Luke MacGregor

Nicholas Murchie

John Dougall

Gavi Singh Chera

Keziah Joseph

Karen Bartke

John Bowler

David Sterne

Gemma Jenkins

Marc Beeby

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Brian Sibley

Drama on 4: Richard Adams - Watership Down: Episode 1

Episode 1

Richard Adams - Watership Down

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Richard Adams - Watership Down, Episode 1

Richard Adams' fantasy classic about a band of rabbits on a quest to find a new home.

4 Extra Debut. Fearful that their home is to be destroyed, a band of rabbits begins an epic and perilous journey. Starring Lyndsey Marshal.

Fearful that their home in Sandleford Warren is to be destroyed, a band of rabbits begins an epic and perilous journey to Watership Down.

First published in 1972, the award-winning Watership Down was Richard Adams' first novel and began life as improvised stories told to his two young daughters. Once published it became hugely successful, and won its author the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal.

Dramatised in two-parts by Brian Sibley

Hyzenthlay ….. Lyndsey Marshal
Hazel ….. Gunnar Cauthery
Fiver ….. Robert Emms
Bigwig ….. Alex Lanipekun
Blackberry ….. Finlay Robertson
Dandelion ….. Luke MacGregor
Holly/Frith ….. Nicholas Murchie
Strawberry ….. John Dougall
Silver ….. Gavi Singh Chera
Cowslip ….. Keziah Joseph
Kehaar ….. Karen Bartke

Other parts played by John Bowler and David Sterne

Producer:  Gemma Jenkins
Director:  Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2016.

Drama on 4: Richard Adams - Watership Down

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Richard Adams' tale of a band of rabbits on a dangerous quest to establish a safe new home

Classic fantasy adventure with Richard Adams' hugely successful tale of a band of rabbits on a dangerous quest to establish a safe new home. Fresh dramatisation by Brian Sibley.

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