David Spencer The City on the Horizon 02

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Saturday-Night Theatre: Sat 5th Feb 1972, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM The City of the Horizon by David Spenser 2: The Reality This is the second of two plays about Akhnaten whose reign as Pharaoh of Egypt (1371-56 BC) preceded that of Tutankhamen. Having broken with the old religion of Amon and established the new worship of Aten, the Pharaoh has left the ancient city of Thebes and built another capital - The City of the Horizon. He dreams of a different order of things, but his dreams inevitably come into conflict with the harsh facts of reality. Furthermore the Pharaoh's reason and his sight are beginning to fail... Producer: John Tydeman Akhnaten, Pharaoh of Egypt: Gary Bond Nefertiti his wife: Kate Binchy Queen Tiy, his mother: Mary Morris Smenkhare, his half-brother: David Valla Tutankhamen, his half-brother: Geoffrey Beevers Meritaten his daughter: Stephanie Turner Ay, the Chief Counsellor: Lockwood West Horemheb, the Commander in Chief: William Fox Ramose, the High Priest: Rolf Lefebvre Bek the architect: David Spenser Tutmose, the sculptor: Robin Browne Rib-Addi, Ruler of Byblos: Leslie Heritage Aziru, Prince of the Amorites: Lewis Stringer

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.