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In 1977, the bestselling children's novel Watership Down was made into an animated film.

Malcolm Williamson, Master of the Queen's music, had been hired as the film's composer. But all was not well. Williamson, a notoriously difficult and complicated man, was under extreme pressure; it was the Queen's jubilee year and he was over commissioned.

When the film's conductor, Marcus Dods, arrived looking for the film's score he found to his horror that all that existed were two small sketches of music which amounted to no more than seven minutes of screen time.

With an expensive orchestra and recording studio booked for the following week, the film's future looked to be in jeopardy.

In desperation he turned to the one person he knew could help; composer and arranger Angela Morley.

But she, for her own reasons, was going to need some persuading...

Starring Rebecca Root.

Written by Sarah Wooley.

Angela Morley …. Rebecca Root
Christine Parker …. Debra Baker
Marcus Dods …. William Gaminara
Terry Rawlings …. Bryan Dick
Malcolm Williamson …. Chris Pavlo
John Sanders …. David Seddon
Larry Ashmore …. David Seddon
All other parts …. Evie Killip

Director: Gaynor Macfarlane

First broadcast on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 in December 2015.