AP 1995-12-25 - The Nutcracker Christmas
1996-12-28 - SPH - The Nutcracker Christmas
It's Christmas Eve in Moscow and Natalia is in trouble for cutting characters out of her picture books. Her family go to the Bolshoi Ballet and she must stay behind.
But left alone with Grandpa Igor, Natalia finds that the story of the Nutcracker can be brought to life at home, with a little help from some abandoned characters and her own imagination.
Festive drama written by Nicholas McInerny.
Igor .... Bernard Hepton
Anna .... Stella Gonet
Natalia .... Siriol Jenkins
Young Igor .... Ashley Bird
Clara .... Deborah Berlin
Boris .... Patrick Brennan
Dmitri .... Richard Pearce
Victoria .... Melanie Walters
Grigori .... Richard Tate
Drosselmeyer .... Ivor Roberts
Mouse King .... David Bannerman
Tchaikovsky's music realised by Matthew Bailey and Stewart Lucas
Director: Alison Hindell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.
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Thank you so much, Mike. I will listen tonight!!