Philemon and Baucis
Old couple Baucis and Philemon find their lives changed when they receive two unexpected guests. The fifth of five love stories drawn from tales told in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
The fifth of five love stories drawn from tales told in Ovid's Metamorphoses
Old couple Baucis and Philemon find their lives changed when they receive two unexpected guests.
Introduced by Sir Jonahan Bate
Ovid ..... Jim Norton
Baucis ..... Sheila Reid
Philemon ..... John Rowe
Strangers ..... Clive Hayward & Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Dramatised by Lucy Catherine
Directed by Marc Beeby.
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- Fri 19 Jan 201822:45BBC Radio 3
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