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A Suit of Lights by David Napthine
4 Extra Debut. Madrid 1934. A matador dies in the bullring, and his friend, Federico Garcia Lorca, writes his great elegy. Stars Adam Godley.
Madrid 1934. Spain is descending into civil war.
An ill-fated matador dies in the bullring, and his friend, Federico Garcia Lorca, writes his great elegy
'A Lament for Ignacio Sanchez Mejias'.
The story of the poem, the men, their pasts and their futures.
Written by David Napthine.
Federico Garcia Lorca .... Adam Godley
Ignacio Sanchez Mejias .... Darrell D'Silva
Pepe .... Phillip Joseph
The Companion .... Kenny Blyth
The Doctor .... Gordon Reid
With:
Hamish Norbrook
Marc Beeby
Director: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on 91热爆 Radio 4 in June 2001
Last on
Tue 18 Mar 2025
05:00
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