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1. He Who Would Valiant Be

A dragon's egg must be retrieved by a hero cursed with immortality, between the worlds of faerie and man. Stars Paul Hilton.

Pilgrim is the reluctant and unthanked hero protecting mankind from an enemy they resist believing in.

Starring Paul Hilton.

Pilgrim is summoned to help retrieve an egg stolen from the Lady Ursula - a huge, powerful dragon.

The egg has been stolen by the outlaw Faerie, Puck, who has holed up in a house in a small town on the outskirts of Birmingham.

Puck has recruited a bunch of feral 'estate lads' to his army. Indeed, he has bewitched the whole town. Pilgrim must retrieve the egg before Ursula can exact a terrible retribution.

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz.

Pilgrim …. Paul Hilton
Mervyn …. Jamie Foreman
Puck …. Jamie Foreman
Vic …. Paul Rider
Ursula …. Noma Dumezweni
Veronica …. Janice Acquah
Wayne …. Lloyd Thomas
MT …. Inam Mirza
Grevis …. Chris Pavlo
Landers …. Stephen Critchlow
Girl …. Agnes Bateman

Director: Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2008.

45 minutes

Last on

Sat 3 Feb 202416:00

Credits

RoleContributor
PilgrimPaul Hilton
MervynJamie Foreman
PuckJamie Foreman
VicPaul Rider
UrsulaNoma Dumezweni
VeronicaJanice Acquah
WayneLloyd Thomas
MTInam Mirza
GrevisChris Pavlo
LandersStephen Critchlow
GirlAgnes Bateman
WriterSebastian Baczkiewicz
DirectorMarc Beeby

Broadcasts

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