A BBC Radio adaptation by Peter Redgrove of the lesser-known Brothers Grimm fairy tale.<br /><br />Benath a juniper tree, a mother-to-be dreams of her child ... and her own death.<br /><br />After the birth of a son and the mother's death, a stepmother with a daughter of her own arrives, and out of spite causes the boy's death...but tricks her daughter into believing that the girl killed her brother and in a typically gruesome fairy tale manner disposes of the boy's body.<br /><br />However, this is a Brothers Grimm fairy tale ... meaning that an appropriate and suitably terrible vengeance is in store ...<br /><br />The Mother ... Jennifer Piercey<br />Norman, the Father ... Michael McStay<br />Eva, the Stepmother ... Deborah Makepeace<br />Anne-Marie, the Daughter ... Abigail Docherty<br />Victor, the Son/The Voice of the Bird ... Anthony Coupe<br />The Metalsmith ... Stephen Hattersley<br />The Cobbler ... David Goodland<br /><br />Music composed and realized by Stephen Rollings<br /><br />Directed by Brian Miller<br /><br />Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 18 August 1987<br /><br />Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio?<br />Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows<br />#radio #crime #thriller #drama<br />To Support this channel please visit<br />https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio<br />https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98<br />https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio<br />https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio
