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BBC Radio 3A Roman soldier falls under the spell of a Pictish woman in this poetic radio play that holds up a mirror to modern Britain
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The audio play is emerging as a compelling alternative to streamed stage productions during lockdown. Alan Ayckbourn has written one, Stephen Fry has starred in another. This odd romance between a Roman officer and a Pictish woman in first-century Scotland was originally commissioned by Pitlochry Festival theatre and written for the stage by David Greig. Following the closure of theatres across Britain, Greig re-imagined it as a radio play for BBC Radio 3 together with the theatre’s artistic director, Elizabeth Newman, who directs this audio version.
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