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- 1932 (Creation)
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15 ff. in bound volume.
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R12/1122/4/4.
On the Wessex Downs, a play of King Alfred by Dorothy Champion
First broadcast: 14th May 1932.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
An historic play detailing the events leading to the Battle of Ethandune. Danish King Guthrum has forced King Alfred into hiding. He is found by Earl Cedric offered shelter for the night by Danewulf. Alfred and Cedric disguise themselves and infiltrate Guthrum’s camp to learn their strengths and weaknesses. The play ends with Lady Elfrida giving her version of events as unbeknownst to the Alfred and Cedric, she was a prisoner in the camp at the time.
Subjects: King Alfred, King Guthrum, History, Ethandune, War.
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- English
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English
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Script is glued onto pages of volume. Some are not secure. Care is needed when turning pages.
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