Lord Dracula

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Drama: Horror & Supernatural

Brian Hayles - Lord Dracula

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Lord Dracula

A monk chronicles the horrific reign of the tyrant behind the legend of Count Dracula.

A monk chronicles the horrific, bloody reign of the tyrant behind the legend of Count Dracula and vampirism. Stars Nigel Stock.

It’s 1476 at the mighty castle at Târgovişte, Romania. 

Father Benedek chronicles the horrific, bloody reign of the tyrant behind the legend of Count Dracula and vampirism. 

Starring  Nigel Stock and Kenneth Haigh. 

Brian Hayles' epic drama.

Father Benedek …. Nigel Stock
Vlad Dracula …. Kenneth Haigh
Istvan …. John Rowe
Ilonya …. Hedli Niklaus
Captain Ferenez …. Don Henderson
Dr Szentes …. George Woolley
Militsa …. Liane Aukin 

Other parts played by: 

Patricia Greene
Betty Mallett
Graham Rigby
Philip Barber 

Fanfares composed by Stephen Hancock and played by the Langley Band. 

Special effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. 

Produced at BBC Birmingham by Anthony Cornish.  

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1974.

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