Main content
Murder Under Trust: The Massacre at Glencoe
4 Extra Debut. Events leading up to the Highland massacre in 1692, where soldiers rose up and killed their lodging hosts. Starring John Buick.
In 1692 soldiers billeted in the homes of the MacDonald clan in Glencoe rose up and killed their hosts. Was this Highland massacre the inevitable outcome of a long-standing clan feud? Or were there other factors behind this infamous betrayal? Adrian Bean's play - based on the contemporary parliamentary Commission Of Enquiry into the massacre and on historian John Prebble's seminal book, Glencoe - dramatises these tragic 17th century events.
Producer/director: Bruce Young.
Last on
Sat 2 Mar 201903:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra
More episodes
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Tamara Kennedy |
| Marquis of Tweeddale | John Buick |
| Colonel Hill | Brian Pettifer |
| Lt Col Hamilton | Jordan Young |
| Laird of Glenlyon | Matthew Zajac |
| Alasdair MacIain | Paul Young |
| Lt Lindsay | Martin McBride |
| Eiblin MacDonald | Julie Duncanson |
| Duncan Campbell | Iain Robertson |
| Helen MacDonald | Anne Lacey |
| Neil McDonald | Stewart Campbell |
| Director | Bruce Young |
| Producer | Bruce Young |
| Writer | Adrian Bean |
Broadcasts
Sat 16 Aug 201414:30BBC Radio 4 FM- Sat 19 Mar 201614:30BBC Radio 4
- Fri 1 Mar 201910:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 1 Mar 201915:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 2 Mar 201903:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
Drama of the Week Podcast
Download a new drama from Radio 4 or Radio 3 every week.
