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Drama on 3

Death and the King's Horseman

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Wole Soyinka's dramatic portrayal of colonial Nigeria in the 1940s. A colonial district officer intervenes to stop a local man committing ritual suicide. Show more

Contributors

Praise Singer:
Jude Akuwudike
Market Woman/Bride/singer:
Rakie Ayola
Market Woman 2/singer:
Hazel Holder
Market Woman 3/singer:
Ayo-Dele Edwards
Simon Pilkings:
Jonathan Keeble
Jane Pilkings:
Zoe Tapper
Sergeant Amusa:
Anthony Ofoegbu
Musician:
Yaw Asumadu
Musician:
Wale Ogungbe
Composer:
Juwon Ogungbe

Genres

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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