Dramatised by Neville Teller
With Michael Hordern as Merlyn and Toby Robertson as Wart
"Learn. That is the only thing that never fails."--Merlyn the Wizard
An education fit for a king - that is what young Wart receives when Merlyn the magician takes over as his tutor; a series of magical lessons with a most unexpected end in view.
Original music by Benjamin Britten, played by a section of the English Sinfonia Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford
Special sounds by Swart Robinson of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Directed by Graham Gauld
CAST:
Governess:………Pauline Letts
Kay:……..Simon Teff
Sir Ector:…….Charles Hodgson
Sir Grummore:……..Jeffrey Segal
King Pellinore:…….David Gooderson
Archimedes:……..David Davis
Mr M:………Stephen Thorne
Madame Mim:…….Josephine Gordon
Goat:…….Steve Hodson
Hecate:…….Jill Lidstone
Falcon:……..Stella Forge
Balan:…….Gary Cady
Snake:…….John Warner
Galapas:……..Peter Wickham
Badger:……..Lewis Stringer
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