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1. A Friendship Betrayed

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A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by his Roman soldier friend. Epic tale starring Jamie Glover and Samuel West.

Two men's lives run almost in parallel. One is a prince of Jerusalem, Judah Ben Hur.

The other is known as "He that was born to be King of the Jews."

Starring Jamie Glover.

Lew Wallace's epic tale, first published in 1880.

Dramatised in four parts by Catherine Czerkawska.

Ben Hur ...... Jamie Glover
Messala ...... Samuel West
Angel ...... Deborah Berlin
Amrah ...... Phyllis Calvert
Mother ...... Margaret John
Arrius ...... Derek Waring
Tirzah ...... Natasha Pyne
Chief of Rowers ...... Don McCorkindale
Man 1 ...... Joshua Towb
Man 2 ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
Man in Boat ...... Gavin Muir

Michael Gambon reads from the Bible.

Music by Wilfredo Acosta.

Director: Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in March 1995.

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