2. Normandy
Harold arrives in France and is captured. Christopher Eccleston stars in an oral dramatisation of the Bayeux Tapestry.
Harold arrives in France and is captured by Count Guy de Ponthieu.
Rescued by William, Duke of Normandy, the indebted Harold swears an oath of allegiance.
An oral dramatisation of the Bayeux Tapestry by Simon Armitage and Jeff Young.
Harold ... Christopher Eccleston
William ... Stephen Dillane
Reporter ... Kirsty Wark
Messenger ... Andrew Tiernan
Cleric ... Stephen Boxer
Horseman 1 ... Kevin McMonagle
Horseman 2 ... Treva Etienne
Aelfgyva ... Rosie Cavaliero
Little Man ... Andy Wear
Dogman ... Thomas Arnold
Music by Harvey Brough
Associate Producer Kate Valentine
Produced and directed by Kate Rowland
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in February 2001.
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