Made for 4 Extra. Within the Tombs of Atuan, Tenar encounters Ged, a wizard come to steal their greatest treasure. With James McArdle.
Ursula K Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga set on the magical archipelago rich with wizards and dragons.
Based on the novel The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula Le Guin. Adapted by Judith Adams.
When Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken from her - home, family, even her name. She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, and guards the shadowy, labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan. Then Ged comes to steal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. Tenar's duty is to protect the Ring, but Ged possesses the light of magic and tales of a world that Tenar has never known. Will she risk everything to escape from the darkness that has become her domain?
Ged ..... James McArdle
Tenar ..... Sysha Kala
Manan ..... Zubin Varla
Kossil ..... Souad Faress
Willow ..... Jessica Turner
Penthe ..... Ayesha Antoine
Original music by Jon Nicholls
Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko.
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Broadcasts
- Thu 30 Apr 2015 18:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 1 May 2015 00:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 21 Jan 2017 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 22 Jan 2017 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 10 Oct 2018 18:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 11 Oct 2018 00:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
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