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A young boy’s time-travelling fight against ancient evil

A young boy’s time-travelling fight against ancient evil. This dramatisation of Susan Cooper’s cult novel is a magical journey into the supernatural.

A young boy’s time-travelling fight against ancient evil. When the Dark comes rising, who will hold it back? This dramatisation of Susan Cooper’s cult novel is a magical journey into the supernatural.

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The Dark Is Rising: Episode Three: The Coming of the Cold

Episode Three: The Coming of the Cold

BBC World Service - The Dark Is Rising, Episode Three: The Coming of the Cold

The forces of the Dark lay dreadful siege to those of the Light.

The cold is intense as the Dark blankets the world with snow and fear.

The Dark grips the country in an unnatural frost, as deepening snow traps people indoors. To break the spell, Will needs to fight back and find the Sign of Fire but the Dark lies in wait, ready to strike back. The Rider is abroad.

This four-part version, edited for BBC Radio 4, of the BBC World Service serialisation of Susan Cooper's classic, is written and recorded to take place across the Christmas holidays.

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Will Stanton ... Noah Alexander,
John Smith/ Paul Stanton/Mr Beaumont ... Thomas Arnold
Jamaican Old One/ James Stanton ... Danny Bailey
Stephen Stanton ... Simon Bubb
Mrs Stanton/Mrs Pettigrew/Dr Armstrong ... Amanda Hadingue,
The Walker (Hawkin) ... Toby Jones
Narrator ... Simon McBurney
The Rider/Mr Stanton/Farmer Dawson ... Tim McMullen
Merriman ... Paul Rhys
Maggie Barnes/Mary Stanton ... Natasha Stone.
The Lady/Miss Greythorne ... Harriet Walter
Chorister ... Vinay Singh

Soundscape designed by Gareth Fry
Original songs by Johnny Flynn, Luisa Gerstein and Heloise Tunstall-Behrens.
Music by Josh Sneesby

The book by Susan Cooper was adapted for audio by Robert Macfarlane and Simon McBurney.

Director: Simon McBurney
Producers: Catherine Bailey and Tim Bell.
A Complicité and Catherine Bailey production for BBC World Service

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