Pygmalion
A gifted sculptor beseeches the god of love to bring his statue of a woman to life. The second of five dramas about love drawn from tales told in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
The second of five dramas about love drawn from tales told in Ovid's Metamorphoses
A gifted sculptor beseeches the god of love to bring his statue of a woman to life.
With an introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate
Ovid ..... Jim Norton
Pygmalion ..... Rupert Holliday Evans
Theras ..... Gary Duncan
Lyra ..... Abbie Andrews
Metis ..... Isabella Inchbald
Dramatised by Lucy Catherine
Directed by Marc Beeby.
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- Tue 16 Jan 2018 22:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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