Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 280,036 playable programmes from the BBC

Written and produced by Louis MacNeice
A dramatisation of the famous story which appeared in ' The Golden Ass' of Apuleius in the second century A.D.
Special music by Antony Hopkins. played by the BBC Theatre Orchestra

Contributors

Produced By:
Louis MacNeice
Music By:
Antony Hopkins.
King:
William Trent
Queen:
Vivienne Chatterton
First wicked sister:
Betty Hardy
Second wicked sister:
Curigwen Lewis
Psyche:
Betty Linton
Venus:
Martita Hunt
Cupid:
Alan McClelland
Pan:
Duncan McLntyre
Ceres:
Susan Richards
Juno:
Gladys Young
Mercury:
Heron Carvic
Jupiter:
Andrew Churchman

By John Dryden
Arranged for broadcasting and produced by Noel Iliff
Doralice, wife to Rhodophil Frances Rowe Beliza, woman to Doralice Marjorie Westbury Palamede, a courtier John Clements Rhodophil, Captain of the Guards ........................... John Gatrell Philotis, woman to Melantha....................................Olive Gregg Melantha Kay Hammond Artemis, a court lady.............................................Patricia Jessel Strato Raf de la Torre
Dedication spoken by Raf de la Torre Narration spoken by James Mills Songs arranged by Leslie Bridgewater and sung by John Gatrell and Marjorie Westbury At the harpsichord, John Wills Lutenist, Diana Poulton (BBC recording) (Frances Rowe broadcasts by permission of the Arts Theatre Group of Actors) TONIGHT AT 8.45
Kay Hammond and John Clements in ' MARRIAGE A LA MODE'

Overture. The Rival Sisters (arr.
Bernard): London Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Bernard If music be the food of love; I love and I must: Keith Falkner (baritone). with Bernard Richard (cello) and John Ticehurst (harpsichord)
Ballet Suite, Comus (arr. Lambert): Hallé Orchestra, conducted by Constant Lambert on gramophone records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Anthony Bernard
Baritone:
Keith Falkner
Cello:
Bernard Richard
Cello:
John Ticehurst
Conducted By:
Constant Lambert

Third Programme

Appears in

About this data

This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More