Alan Garner - The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen

ALAN GARNER - THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRISINGAMEN (320kbs-m4a/252mb/1hr49mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 22nd to 25th August 2022

Two children on holiday in the North of England encounter perilous magical forces.

Alan Garner's fantasy novel first published in 1960.

Starring Robin Bailey.

Dramatised in four parts by David Wade.

Directed at BBC Manchester by Caroline Smith.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March/April 1989.

THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRISINGAMEN - 1. PERIL (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 22nd August 2022

Cadellin ...... Robin Bailey
Gowther Mossock ...... James Tomlinson
Narrator ...... James Tomlinson
Susan ...... Andrea Murphy
Colin ...... Mark Kingston
Selina Place ...... Rosalind Knight
Bess ...... Patsy Byrne
Guard/Ticket collector ...... George Parsons
Farmer/Porter ...... Ronald Herdman
Crow ...... Anne Jameson

THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRISINGAMEN - 2. SLEEPERS (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 23rd August 2022

With Weirdstone lost, can Colin and Susan protect the sleepers who could save the world?

Cadellin ...... Robin Bailey
Grinmer ...... Robin Bailey
Susan ...... Andrea Murphy
Colin ...... Mark Kingston
Gowther ...... James Tomlinson
Narrator ...... James Tomlinson
Bess ...... Patsy Byrne
Fenodyree ...... George Parsons
Selina ...... Rosalind Knight

THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRISINGAMEN - 3. FIGHTBACK (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 24th August 2022

Can Colin and Susan recover the Weirdstone and escape the clutches of Selina Place?

Cadellin ...... Robin Bailey
Grinmer ...... Robin Bailey
Susan ...... Andrea Murphy
Colin ...... Mark Kingston
Selina ...... Rosalind Knight
Durathror ...... Ronald Herdman
Fenodyree ...... George Parsons
Stromkarl ...... Edward de Souza
Bess ...... Patsy Byrne

THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRISINGAMEN - 4. ESCAPE? (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 25th August 2022

Can Susan and Colin escape their pursuers and return the Weirdstone to the wizard Cadellin?

Cadellin ...... Robin Bailey
Grinmer ...... Robin Bailey
Susan ...... Andrea Murphy
Colin ...... Mark Kingston
Mossock ...... James Tomlinson
Fenodyree ...... George Parsons
Durathror ...... Ronald Herdman
Angharad ...... Anne Jameson
Gaberlenzie ...... Edward de Souza
Selina ...... Rosalind Knight