2. Wanderings
Can Trojan War hero Odysseus overcome terrible obstacles and return to his wife Penelope? Stars Tim McInnerny and Amanda Redman.
Odysseus continues the story of his wanderings with his crew and their encounters with Circe the Enchantress, the descent into Hades, the Sirens, the monster Scylla and the whirlpool Charybdis, before the final disaster on the Isle of the Sun God.
Starring Tim McInnerny as Odysseus and Amanda Redman as Penelope.
Homer's epic poem, dramatised by Simon Armitage.
Odysseus .... Tim McInnerny
Athena .... Janet McTeer
Hermes .... Bertie Carvel
Eurylochus .... Ewan Bailey
Polites .... John Rowe
Shipmate .... Jon Glover
Elpenus .... Stephen Hogan
Eurybates .... Philip Fox
King Alcinous .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Queen Arete .... Cheryl Campbell
Princess Nausicaa .... Alice Hart
Circe .... Frances Barber
Ghost of Anticleia .... Joanna McCallum
Music by Gary Yershon
Musicians: Keith Thompson, Martin Allen, Robin Jeffrey, Chris Lacey, Elspeth Cowey, Phil Hopkins
Singer: Jon Glover
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.
On radio
Broadcasts
- Thu 9 Jul 202614:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 9 Jul 202620:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 10 Jul 202604:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
