Alan Garner The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen

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The Weirdstone of Brisingamen By Alan Garner Dramatised by David Wade The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is lost! Without it the forces of evil will rule the land. How was it lost and where is it? Two children hold the key to the mystery.... Colin: Mark Kingston Susan: Andrea Murphy Cadellin/Grinmir: Robin Bailey Gowther Mossock: James Tomlinson Selina Place: Rosalind Knight Fenodyree: George Parsons Durathror: Ronald Herdman Bess: Patsy Byrne Gaberlunzie/Nastrond: Edward de Souza Angharad Goldenhand: Anne Jameson Other parts were played by members of the cast. Harp played by: Kate Wilson Music specially composed by: Michael Ball Director: Caroline Smith BBC Manchester Saturday-Night Theatre: Sat 5th Apr 1986 19:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM When Colin and Susan are pursued by eerie creatures across Alderley Edge, they are saved by the Wizard. He takes them into the caves of Fundindelve, where he watches over the enchanted sleep of one hundred and forty knights. But the heart of the magic that binds them - Firefrost, also known as the Weirdstone of Brisingamen - has been lost. The Wizard has been searching for the stone for more than 100 years, but the forces of evil are closing in, determined to possess and destroy its special power. Colin and Susan realise at last that they are the key to the Weirdstone's return. But how can two children defeat the Morrigan and her deadly brood? 

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.