Tthree-part dramatisation of Zane Gray 's classic novel of love and violent revenge, the first western to be adapted as a Classic Serial.
1: Utah, 1871. Mormon rancher Jane Withersteen is resisting Elder Tull 's attempts to take her and Cottonwoods for himself, when into the picture rides the avenging angel Lassiter.
Dramatised by Ed Thomason Music by Trevor Allan Davies
Director Adnan Bea
First broadcast: Sun 21st Nov 1993, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4
Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey, considered by scholars to have played a significant role in shaping the formula of the popular Western genre, and also been called "the most popular western story of all time"
Riders of the Purple Sage 1993-11-21 1.- 3
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