Crisp and Even Brightly

Available for 13 days

Was the poor man gathering fuel really poor, and was he really a man - or was she a Slavnik spy in disguise? Was Wenceslas's tramp into the forest with his 10-year-old page carrying flesh and wine and logs just a public relations exercise? Starring Timothy West, James Holland, June Barrie, Bill Wallis and Polly James. Alick Rowe's comedy drama reveals the 'truth' behind-the-story of 'Good King Wenceslas'. Good King Wenceslas .... Timothy West The Page .... James Holland Ludmilla, The Queen Grandmother .... June Barrie Sigmund .... Christian Rodska Otto .... William Eedle Marta .... Maureen O'Brien Crone .... June Tobin Harry the Spy .... Michael Tudor Barnes Vlad .... David March Tunna .... Bill Wallis Gomon .... John Baddeley Woman Inside .... Polly James Man Inside .... Andrew Hilton Ragman ...Anthony Jackson Kermit .... Michael Deacon Nice Man .... Paul Nicholson Music by Andrew Christie. Directed at BBC Bristol by Shaun McLaughlin. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1987.