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1. New Churches

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London, 1711: An architect sets to work on some new churches, but few could imagine his dreadful purpose. Stars Philip Jackson.

Nicholas Dyer, an 18th-century architect, builds churches to the glory of God, but underpins them with his secret obsession with the old religion.

Nicholas Hawksmoor, a detective in contemporary London, investigates murders that mirror the sacrifices from 300 years before...

Starring Philip Jackson.

Peter Ackroyd's acclaimed novel, first published in 1985.

Dramatised in two parts by Nick Fisher.

Dyer/Hawksmoor ...... Philip Jackson
Sir Christopher Wren ...... Norman Rodway
Anne ...... Miranda Foster
Walter ...... Thomas Arnold
Mirabelis ...... Richard Johnson
Nat Eliot ...... Ben Crowe
Thomas Hill ...... Jordan Calvert
Ned ...... Andrew Wincott
Hill ...... Terence Edmond
Tom's Mum ...... Helen Ayres
Woman Tramp (Annie) ...... Richenda Carey
Boy 1 ...... Luke Smith
Boy 2 ...... Bradley Sowter
Teacher ...... Clare Corbett

Other parts played by the cast.

Recorded on location in London鈥檚 Spitalfields and Clerkenwell and at Soundhouse Studios.

Producer: Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in December 2000.

1 hour

Last on

Fri 19 Jul 2024 05:00

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