Terry Jones
Terry Jones chooses Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas
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| Comedian, Writer and Director | Member of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Directed Life of Brian and Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. TV series include Terry Jones' Medieval Lives. |
Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas
Terry Jones chooses Under Milk Wood, the radio play by Dylan Thomas first broadcast on the BBC's Third Programme on 25 January 1954, starring Richard Burton as First Voice and set in the fictional village of Llareggub.
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Under Milk Wood
Richard Burton in the original BBC radio broadcast from 1954.
From 25 Jan 1954 on BBC Third Programme
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas on Laugharne, the South Wales village which inspired Under Milk Wood.
From The Voice of Dylan Thomas 19 Aug 1971 on Radio 4
Douglas Cleverdon
BBC producer Douglas Cleverdon on creating the radio play with Dylan Thomas.
From The Voice of Dylan Thomas 19 Aug 1971 on Radio 4
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Terry Jones on Monty Python and his relationship with John Cleese.
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