Byblis and Cannus
Young Byblis falls desperately - and hopelessly - in love with her own brother. The fourth of five dramas about aspects of love drawn from tales told in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
The fourth of five dramas about aspects of love drawn from tales told in Ovid's Metamorphoses
Young Byblis falls desperately - and hopelessly - in love with her own brother.
Introduced by Sir Jonathan Bate
Ovid ..... Jim Norton
Cannus ..... Adam Fitzgerald
Byblis ..... Abbie Andrews
Servant ..... Isabella Inchbald
Mother ..... Ellie Darvill
Woman ..... Kath Weare
Dramatised by Lucy Catherine
Directed by Marc Beeby.
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- Thu 18 Jan 2018 22:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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