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The Eve of St Agnes

Keats - The Eve of St Agnes

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Keats - The Eve of St Agnes

Romantic drama with Michael Maloney as John Keats and Robert Glenister as Porphyro.

4 Extra Debut. A medieval tale of youthful passion inspired a major poem by John Keats.  Radio dramatisation stars Michael Maloney. From 1995.

A gothic fantasy in which the heroine Madeline hopes to be visited on St Agnes' Eve, according to legend, by the vision of the man she is to marry.  The story inspired the romantic poet John Keats to write his celebrated poem.

CAST:
Beadsman .... David Calder
Keats .... Michael Maloney
Porphyro .... Robert Glenister
Madeline .... Emma Fielding
Angela .... Tessa Worsley
Baron .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Hildebrand .... Stephen Critchlow
Maurice .... Jonathan Keeble

Music specially composed by Elizabeth Parker

Director Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1995

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