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A Thousand Ships by Mark Haddon

4 Extra Debut. Helen of Troy remembers her life of being trapped inside beauty that no one could see past except Paris. Stars Jane Lapotaire.

"Sorceress, victim, whore, wife" - some of the myths that Helen of Troy recalls about herself as a young woman.

Helen remembers the pain of being trapped inside a face and body so beautiful that no one could see past them to the person underneath, no one, that is, except Paris.

A poetic reconstruction of the life of Helen of Troy, written by Mark Haddon.

Helen ... Jane Lapotaire
Hecuba ... Ann Mitchell
Paris ... Michael Legge
Farmer ... John Baddeley
Priam ... Christopher Godwin
Theseus ... Adam Godley

Director: Peter Kavanagh

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2002.

45 minutes

On radio

Wed 13 May 202615:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Wed 13 May 202615:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 13 May 202621:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 14 May 202605:00
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