Meg's Tale
The real story of Robert Burns' Tam O'Shanter - from the viewpoint of a horse and a barmaid. With Maureen Beattie. From 2014.
How Robert Burns discovered the real story of Tam O'Shanter's big night out at Alloway Kirk.
Revealed from the point of view of a young barmaid called Norah and her Aunty Meg, who finds herself the victim of a spell malfunction, becoming the horse whom Burns made famous in Tam O'Shanter.
Murdo Fletcher ...... Stanley Baxter
John Knox ...... Stuart McQuarrie
Mary Queen of Scots ...... Tracy Wiles
Chronicler ...... Hugh Ross
Other parts played by the cast.
Written by Rona Munro.
Director: Marilyn Imrie
A Catherine Bailey production for 大象传媒 Radio 4 first broadcast in 2014.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Burns | Stanley Baxter |
| Meg | Maureen Beattie |
| Norah | Tracy Wiles |
| Tam | Stuart McQuarrie |
| Writer | Rona Munro |
| Director | Marilyn Imrie |
| Producer | Catherine Bailey |
Broadcasts
Fri 18 Jul 2014 11:30大象传媒 Radio 4 FM- Tue 12 Sep 2017 23:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Thu 4 Jul 2019 07:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 4 Jul 2019 17:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 5 Jul 2019 05:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
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