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6. The Hunchback

Episode 6 of 7

To save herself from the executioner's sword, Shahrazad beguiles the king with a tale of bizarre accidents. Stars Derek Jacobi.

Seven stories of love, magic and mysteries.

To save herself from the executioner's sword, Shahrazad beguiles the king with a tale of love and betrayal.

Few accidents are as bizarre as those that befell the eccentric cast of Shahrazad's tale of the hunchback.

Starring Derek Jacobi and Carolyn Backhouse.

Adapted from traditional sources by Colin Haydn Evans.

The King .... Derek Jacobi
Shahrazad .... Carolyn Backhouse
Tailor .... Harry Landis
Tailor's wife .... Maria Charles
Doctor's wife .... Mary Wimbush
Doctor .... Philip Anthony
Seamstress .... Kate Binchy
Christian .... John Baddeley
Watchman .... Jonathan Owen
Magistrate .... Maurice Denham
Hunchback .... Tania Ison

Music: Sue Harris and Steafan Hannigan

Director: Nigel Bryant

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in August 1993.

30 minutes

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