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91热爆 producer Charles Parker's take on Shakespeare's tale, featuring songs and music by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger. From May 1966.

Legendary 91热爆 producer Charles Parker's 1960s take on William Shakespeare's tale featuring songs and music by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger.

The first of a two-parts narrated by Brian Byrne.

With Sandra Culver as the Market Woman, Terry Yarnell as Ted Montague, Bobby Campbell as Benny (Benvolio), Ted Culver as Ron (Romeo), Brian Pearson as Tim (Tybalt), John Faulkner as Arnold Capley (Capulet), Greta Cummings as Mrs Marjorie Capley, Sandra Faulkner as Juliet, Denis Turner as Wizz (Mercutio) and Jim O'Connor as Uncle Larry (Friar Lawrence)

Charles Parker (1919-1980) is best remembered for his 91热爆 Radio Ballads - ground-breaking documentaries produced with Ewan MacColl starting in the late 1950s. They were hailed as masterpieces of radio, weaving the voices of rarely-heard communities with songs written from and about the recorded experiences of the interviewees.

Producer: Charles Parker

First broadcast on the 91热爆 91热爆 Service in May 1966.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 9 Jun 2017 01:00

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