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Stardust
1st Broadcast 17th / 18th December 2016 at BBC Radio 4
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A Perfectly Normal production for BBC Radio 4.
Synopsis
Challenged to retrieve a fallen star by the beautiful Victoria Forester, to whom he has lost his heart, Tristran Thorn leaves his home in the sleepy English village of Wall and crosses into the mysterious and magical land of Faerie. But when Tristran locates the fallen star he discovers it is no mere meteorite, but an injured young woman, Yvaine.
Tristran, however, is not the only person to have seen and be in pursuit of the fallen star. Deep in Faerie, Morwanneg the witch queen, is also hunting the star, whose heart she plans to cut out to restore youth to herself and her sisters.
High on Mount Huon, Primus, Tertius and Septimus, the three living heirs to the realm of Stormhold, seek out the star to claim the right to their recently deceased father's kingdom, and each will stop at nothing - not even murder - to ensure they are the only brother left in the running for the throne!
With Yvaine's life in danger, she and Tristran find themselves embarking on an extraordinary adventure, full of danger and intrigue as they flee across Faerie. Encountering Little Hairy Men, witches, and lightning-hunting sky pirates along the way, Tristran is about to uncover the secret to his own identity and a fate beyond his wildest dreams at his journey's end.
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Cast
NARRATOR Eleanor Bron
TRISTRAN Matthew Beard
YVAINE Sophie Rundle
MORWANNEG Frances Barber
M. SEMELE Maggie Steed
DUNSTAN Bryan Dick
YOUNG UNA Charlotte Riley
VICTORIA Aisling Loftus
COATS WOMAN Aisling Loftus
PRIMUS Nicholas Boulton
SECUNDUS Finlay Robertson
VISITOR Finlay Robertson
Nottaway Innkeeper Finlay Robertson
TERTIUS Alex Macqueen
HAROLD Alex Macqueen
INSTRUMENT MAN Alex Macqueen
QUARTUS Sanjeev Bhaskar
BLACK SILK TOP HAT Sanjeev Bhaskar
QMAGIC MAN Sanjeev Bhaskar
QUINTUS Tom Alexander
COACHMAN Tom Alexander
DRUNKEN SAILOR Tom Alexander
SEXTUS / TOMMY Theo Maggs
SEPTIMUS / BOSUN Blake Ritson
LITTLE HAIRY MAN Kevin Eldon
CAPTAIN ALBERIC Paul Kaye
LORD STORMHOLD Michael Roberts
MR BROMIOS Michael Roberts
‘BILLY’ John Dougall
SAILOR John Dougall
BADGER John Dougall
LOUISA Natasha Cowley
BREVISSE Natasha Cowley
MUSIC WOMAN Natasha Cowley
BREVIS Gavi Singh Chera
BOY Gavi Singh Chera
SAILOR Gavi Singh Chera
LILIM 1 Clare Perkins
MEDICINE WOMAN Clare Perkins
LILIM 2 Karen Bartke
DAISY Karen Bartke
MEGGOT Karen Bartke
EYES WOMAN Karen Bartke
MR BROWN Nicholas Murchie
NEWSMAN Nicholas Murchie
WYNSTAN Luke McGregor
DREAMS MAN Luke McGregor
LETITIA Catriona McFarlane
HERBAL WOMAN Catriona McFarlane
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Comment by Dirk Maggs
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Running Time
Episode 1: Tristran Thorn leaves the sleepy village of Wall and enters the land of Faerie in pursuit of a fallen star.
Episode 2: Realising the fallen star is in danger from dark forces, Tristran sets out to rescue Yvaine.
2 number 60 min episodes.
