Ged returns on a dragon, while the curse afflicting Tenar gathers force. Wizards and dragons fantasy with Robert Glenister.
Ged returns to the island of Gont on the back of a dragon. Meanwhile, the curse afflicting Tenar gathers force.
Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga - based on the novel Tehanu adapted by Judith Adams.
Published between 1968 and 2001, the five novels and short story collection of Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea cycle (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, The Other Wind and Tales from Earthsea) are re-told across 12 episodes.
Series 2 takes in the action of Tehanu, The Other Wind and the short story Dragonfly from Tales of Earthsea.
Set on a vast archipelago of islands, where magic is a central part of life, they tell the stories of Tenar and Ged.
Tenar . . . Nina Wadia
Ged . . . Robert Glenister
Therru . . . Rosie Boore
Moss . . . Elizabeth Counsell
Aspen . . . John Lightbody
Fan . . . Sean Murray
Courtier . . . Ryan Whittle
Courtier . . . Stephen Hogan
Original music by Jon Nichols.
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko
Made for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2018.
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