Boy in darkness (Episode 13 of 29, Part 3 of 3)

PRA Archive #:

BB3818.13C

Dramatic reading of Mervyn Peake’s Boy in Darkness, the second installment of Peake’s Gormenghast trilogy featuring the hero Titus Groan, on WBAI’s Mind’s Eye Theatre. Venturing into a trackless waste from his ancestral castle, Titus falls in love with two villains, a hyena and a goat, who deliver him into the hands of one of the most blood-curdling of literary villians: a white lamb. The cast includes Sara Dalton, Cliff May, Albert Norton and Gordon Spencer, and the narrator is Mitchell Taylor. Produced by Baird Searles. Permission to use the story was granted by Mervyn Peake and the story is published by Ballantine Books. Technical director, David Rapkin; Produced and directed by Baird Searles.
This recording was formerly cataloged as BB3818.22C.
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Date Recorded On:

7 Aug. 1968.

Date Broadcast On:

WBAI, 6 Sept. 1968.

Item Duration:

00:36:00

Total Duration (All Reels):

3 reels (158 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.

Station:
View Folio: WBAI Folio, July 1968, p. 16
Streaming Audio Links:
http://archive.org/details/pra-BB3818.13C
Episode: Boy in darkness (Episode 13 of 29, Part 3 of 3)
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Contributors:
Performer: Sara Dalton
Performer: Cliff May
Performer: Albert Norton
Performer: Gordon Spencer
Performer: Mitchell Taylor
Director: Baird Searles
Producer: Baird Searles
Technical Director: David Rapkin
Author: Mervyn Peake
Asset Type:
Distributor: Distributor
Rights Summary:

RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org

Related Recordings:

Availability Notice:

PBCore Coverage:

1968-1969 (temporal)


pbcoreDescriptionDocument
  • pbcoreIdentifier
    • PRA Archive #: BB3818.13C
  • pbcoreTitle
    • Episode: Boy in darkness (Episode 13 of 29, Part 3 of 3)
    • Series: The mind’s eye theatre
  • pbcoreRightsSummary
    • rightsSummary

      RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org

  • pbcorePublisher
    • Distributor: Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1968.
  • pbcoreContributor
    • Performer: Sara Dalton
    • Performer: Cliff May
    • Performer: Albert Norton
    • Performer: Gordon Spencer
    • Performer: Mitchell Taylor
    • Director: Baird Searles
    • Producer: Baird Searles
    • Technical Director: David Rapkin
    • Author: Mervyn Peake