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Under Milk Wood
To mark the 70th anniversary of the first radio broadcast of Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood, five Welsh writers have written short dramatic portraits of their area of Wales in 2024: Under Milk Woods.
To complement the series, here is an opportunity to listen to the original 1954 broadcast, starring Richard Burton.
Under Milk Wood
A Play for Radio by Dylan Thomas. The original 1954 ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ broadcast.
Voice I – Richard Burton
Voice II – Richard Bebb
Captain Cat – Hugh Griffith
Polly Garter – Diana Maddox
Rev. Eli Jenkins – Philip Burton
Mog Edwards – Dafydd Hsvard
Myfanwy Price – Sybil Williams
The children are played by the children of Laugharne School
Produced by Douglas Cleverdon
Music composed by Dr. Daniel Jones
Singer-accordionist: Barney Gilbraith
Listen to the Omnibus Edition of Under Milk Woods from Sunday 28 January.
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Listen to Under Milk Woods
In this new series of dramatic portraits, Ruth Jones (Gavin & Stacey, Stella) is the First Voice, linking all the βUnder Milk Woodsβ together.
