Dragons threaten the Inner Isles, a much greater threat than first thought. Wizards and dragons fantasy with Nina Wadia.
Dragons threaten the Inner Isles. Tenar and Tehanu have arrived on Havnor to give counsel to the King. The threat is far greater than they first thought.
Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga - based on the novel The Other Wind adapted by Judith Adams.
Published between 1968 and 2001, the five novels and short story collection of Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea cycle (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, The Other Wind and Tales from Earthsea) are re-told across twelve episodes.
Series 2 takes in the action of Tehanu, The Other Wind and the short story Dragonfly from Tales of Earthsea.
Set on a vast archipelago of islands, where magic is a central part of life, they tell the stories of Tenar and Ged.
Tehanu ...... Laura Elphinstone
Tenar ...... Nina Wadia
Azver ...... Narinder Samra
King Lebannen ...... Steven Robertson
Alder ...... Tom Vanson
Seserekh ...... Sabrina Sandhu
Tesla ...... Sean Murray
Kalessin ...... Emma Handy
Oak ...... Stephen Hogan
Lady Iyesa ...... Lauren Cornelius
Sailor ...... Ryan Early
Original music by Jon Nichols.
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2018.
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