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Story of America, a major collection of dramatisations marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, featuring a new adaptation of Owen Wister鈥檚 pioneering work of Cowboy fiction by Theo Toksvig-Stewart.

In this mythic portrayal of the Wild West a lone cowboy must confront the values he lives by when he falls in love.

The Virginian ..... Parker Sawyers
Tenderfoot ..... Alexander Arnold
Molly ..... Jessica Rhodes
Steve ..... Sam Swann
Trampas ..... Fayez Bakhsh
Scipio ..... Christopher Ragland
Shorty ..... Andre Bullock
Mrs Taylor ..... Clare Corbett
Judge Henry ..... Sam Dale

Directed by Gemma Jenkins

Sound Design by Keith Graham and Andy Garratt
Production Co-ordinator: Sara Benaim
Casting Manager: Alex Curran

A 麻豆社 Studios Production For Radio 4

As the first American Western novel, runaway bestseller The Virginian (1902) is where it all began. It's set against the backdrop of the Wyoming frontier in the late 1880s, and tells the story of 'the Virginian', a stoical cowboy working on the Sunk Creek Ranch. His values are constantly put to the test through his interactions with cattle rustlers, outlaws, and his long-standing feud with fellow cowboy, Trampas. It's also a love story, as he woos school teacher, Molly Wood, who is from the East and unfamiliar with the ways of the West. It's Molly who makes the Virginian confront himself in ways no one else has before.