Radio Plays- fairy tales
NIMBY....1997
By Stephen Dinsdale and Jerome Vincent. 11 Jun 97. The demolition work for the new slip road is just
about to begin; when Eamon sees a fairy standing on his gear stick. With Rachel Atkins; Ioan Meredith;
Mark Bonnar and Sean Barrett.
THE ELECTRIC CAT....c1996(?)
By J. Harrington. Modern day fairy tale. Date nk; rpt. ABC National c.1998.
THE MASTER THIEF....c1985?
By Peter Redgrove; I've had to make a guess at the date. The master thief has to carry out three impossible thefts to get the girl he wants. Fable in the style of a fairy tale. No casting details.
Dragon....1982
By Don Haworth. The story of St. George and the Dragon, told from the dragon's point of view. Exists in two versions, 60m and 90m. Very good use of sound effects.
THE TALE OF THE KNIGHT, THE WITCH AND THE DRAGON....1978
Quadrophonic recording; dragon created by Radiophonic Workshop. Producer: Ian Cotterell. R4 08-Jul-1978. With Timothy Bateson, Patrick Stewart, Marcus Campbell, Henry Knowles, Gavin Campbell, Elizabeth Proud, Sheila Grant, Anthony Newlands, Peggy Paige, Kate Binchy, Jonathan Scott, Kenneth Shanley.
Excellent tale about a champion knight who's selected to kill a dragon controlled by a witch. But the witch has a beautiful daughter, and there's a princess, and the knight's squire, and ...... brilliant production! ...ND
SNAKE....1970s?
By Gerry Jones. The plot defies description, but it has a strong magical element. It's another play which can only work on radio,
and it won Spain's International Ondas Award in 1976. Stars Colette O'Neill as
Sandra, Peter Jeffery as Peter, Anthony Smee as Trevor, Elizabeth
Lindsey as the boy, with John Rye, Frank Carson; narrated by John Rowe.
The music was written by David Caine; played by George Calne and John
Royston-Mitchell; produced by Martin Jenkins.
compiled by Nigel Deacon / Diversity website
