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(C 1610)
A tragedy by John Fletcher
Edited for radio and produced by Raymond Raikes Music by Christopher Whelen
Scene: Rome, A.D. 455
Cast in order of speaking:
VALENTINIAN III, Emperor of Rome (Anthony Jacobs); PROCULUS, LlCINIUS, and CHILAX, panders and flatterers (Denys Btakelock, Malcolm Hayes, and John Gabriel); Luc.lNA, wife of Maximus (Jane Corbould); ARDELIA and PHORBA, bawds (Sylvia Coleridge and Janet Burnell); MAXIMUS, a great soldier (Howard Marion-Crawford); AECIUS, a loyal general (Francis de Wolff); Lycias, a eunuch (John Rye); CLAUDIA and MARCELLINA, waiting-women (Eva Stuart and Sheila Grant); Pontius, an honest captain (Jack May); EUDOXIA, Empress, wife to Valentinian (Margot van der Burgh); FULVIUS and SEMPRONIUS. senators (John Hollis and Godfrey Kenton); AFRANIUS, a captain (George Hagan)
John Mitchinson (tenor)
Ambrosian Singers and orchestra conducted by the composer
(The recorded broadcast of August 5)
DURING THE INTERVAL (6.45-6.55 app.): Oboe Concerto in F (Vivaldi): record

Contributors

Unknown:
John Fletcher
Produced By:
Raymond Raikes
Music By:
Christopher Whelen

The Poet's Voice
Contributions by Taner Baybars , Martin Bell
Roy Fisher , Jenny Joseph
Edward Lowbury. J. E. M. Lucie-Smith
Peter Porter , Vernon Scannell
Jon Stallworthy , Donald Thomaa Selected, arranged, and introduced by George MacBeth and read by the poets themselves

Contributors

Unknown:
Taner Baybars
Unknown:
Martin Bell
Unknown:
Roy Fisher
Unknown:
Jenny Joseph
Unknown:
Edward Lowbury.
Unknown:
J. E. M. Lucie-Smith
Unknown:
Peter Porter
Unknown:
Vernon Scannell
Unknown:
Jon Stallworthy
Unknown:
Donald Thomaa
Introduced By:
George MacBeth

Third Programme

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