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Musique discrèteA Request Programme of music by Dame Hilda TabletBy Henry Reed and Donald SwannMusic recorded9th September 1959 Speech recorded10th September 1959 First broadcastBBC Third Programme on 27th October 1959, 9.50 p.m. Repeats21st November 1959, 7.15-8.05 p.m. 10th April 1970 Cast
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| Hilda Tablet | Mary O'Farrell |
| Gabriel Hall Pollock | Deryck Guyler |
| Angel Byshe | Derek Jacobi |
| An actor from Stratford | Dennis Quilley |
| Elsa Strauss | Marjorie Westbury |
| Brangwen Brangwyn | Anna Pollak |
| Gwenllian Morgan Thomas | Marion Studholme |
The music sung by cast, accompanied by Donald Swann (piano) and played by the London String Quartet and Stephen Whittaker (percussion). Musique Concrete arranged by Donald Swann and compiled in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. |
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Music composed by Donald Swann |
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Produced by Douglas Cleverdon |
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Anna Pollak and Marion Studholme appeared by permission of the Sadler's Wells Opera Company |
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Favourite lines:
- "I have told you five hundred times, Hilda. It was worse than a flea, Hilda, it was a bug!" (Elsa Strauss) Click here to hear her say it (mp3).
Supported by backstage.bbc.co.uk
© Chris Goddard, 30 October, 2006