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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