John Bunyan's 'The Pilgrim's Progress' dramatised by Brian Sibley
    
John Bunyan's story about a Christian pilgrim and his journey to discover the nature of faith. It contrasts the physical hardship of poverty and imprisonment with spiritual riches. Neil Dudgeon plays Christian, with Anton Rodgers (Bunyan, the narrator), Anna Massey as Interpreter, Alec McCowen, Peter Bowles, Don Warrington, Graham Crowden and Caroline Lee Johnson. Produced by Pam Fraser-Solomon.
First Broadcast in 2004

[Sibley] The Pilgrim's Progress

The Pilgrim's Progress - Part 1: Escape from the City of Destruction

A Study of J M Barrie and the Writing of 'Peter Pan', compiled and narrated by BRIAN SIBLEY with DAVID STEWART as Sir James Barrie and ANTONY MIALL as Peter Pan featuring Hilary Gillman (Wendy), Eva Stuart (Mrs Darling), Elizabeth Lindsey (Peter Davis), Jennifer Piercey (Grizel) with Roy Spencer, and Fred Bryant. Broadcast BBC RadIo 4, 11 December 1978 (Repeated 2 January 1979) and produced by Graham Gauld. 
[NOTE: This was recorded 35 years ago and was only my second attempt at broadcasting which explains my rather plummy attempt at BBC received pronunciation!!]

The Boy and the Shadow: J M Barrie and Peter Pan

Stephen Oliver's opening theme music to the BBC's 1981 radio serialisation of J R R Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', dramatised by Brian Sibley and Michael Bakewell

The Lord of the Rings (Main Theme)

A Cautionary Tale for Christmas Showing that it is Better to Give than to Receive, written by BRIAN SIBLEY and starring PENELOPE KEITH as Miss Cynthia Bracegirdle with TIMOTHY BATESON as Mr Graball of Graball, Twister and Fleesum. Directed by JOHN THEOCHARIS and first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1977

...And Yet Another Partridge In A Pear Tree

P L TRAVERS' Christmas Fable dramatised by BRIAN SIBLEY with music composed and performed by DAVID HEWSON. Starring WENDY HILLER as the Narrator, ALEC McCOWEN as the Fox and JENNY HOWE as the Mother with RICHARD PEARCE as the Child, RONALD HERDMAN as the Ass, DANNY SCHILLER as the Sheep, DANIELLE ALLEN as the Dove and MAXINE AUDLEY as the Cow. The Children were played by Sebastian Brennan, Dominic Gerrard and Ben Dell. Produced by GLYN DEARMAN and Directed by KAY PATRICK. First broadcast on BBC Radio 1990.

The Fox at the Manger

An adapted abridgement by Brian Sibley' of his book, JOSEPH AND THE THREE GIFTS – AN ANGEL'S STORY, read by ALEX JENNINGS. Produced by Martin Jarvis and first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Monday-Friday, 20-24 December 2021. 
Book originally published by Darton, Longman and Todd in October 2019.

Joseph and the Three Gifts – An Angel's Story:  5 – The Third Gift

Joseph and the Three Gifts – An Angel's Story: 4 - The Second Gift

Joseph and the Three Gifts – An Angel's Story:  3 – The First Gift

Joseph and the Three Gifts – An Angel's Story:  2 – Nativity

Joseph and the Three Gifts – An Angel's Story: 1 – Annunciations

[Sibley/Tolkien] The Lord of the Rings: Microphones In Middle Earth

Looking Back..................

Sunday March 8th 1981

Stephen Oliver

Working Together

Michael Hordon & Sir Robert Stevens

Casting

The Power of Music

"Intercutting..."

"How Did You Know?!"

Bakshi's Interpretation

"It's a Magical Story..."

The Children of Green Knowe by Lucy M Boston, Dramatised by Brian Sibley. Starring Patricia Routledge with Dominic Childs, Bobby Williams, Jennifer Wheelan, Nicholas Hoult, Gavin Muir, Elizabeth Bell, Tom George and Gemma Saunders. Music by the Fratelli Brothers. Directed by Marilyn Imrie and first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Saturday 18 December 1999 (15:00-16:30)

The Children of Green Knowe

Peter Cushing talks to Brian Sibley

Marge Champion talks to Brian Sibley
Tuesday, 10 November 2009 at 00:04

Marge Champion talks to Brian Sibley (2009)

The Woodland Gospels by JEREMY LLOYD, Dramatised for Radio by BRIAN SIBLEY. Starring David Langton, Jeremy Lloyd, Clive Swift, Nigel Davenport, Beryl Reid and Leslie Phillips.
Produced by Graham Gauld. Directed by John Forrest.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 FM, 23 December 1984 at 18:15

The Woodland Gospels – According To Captain Beaky And His Band

THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING by T H White Dramatised by Brian Sibley 
Part 6: The Candle in the Wind with Paul Ready as King Arthur, David Warner as Merlyn and Cast

[Sibley] The Once and Future King

The Once and Future King – Part 6: The Candle in the Wind

THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING by T H White Dramatised by Brian Sibley
Part 5: The Lengthening Shadow with Paul Ready as Arthur, David Warner as Merlyn and Cast

The Once and Future King – Part 5: The Lengthening Shadow

THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING by T H White Dramatised by Brian Sibley
Part 4: The Ill-made Knight with Paul Ready as Arthur, David Warner as Merlyn and Cast

The Once and Future King – Part 4: The Ill-made Knight

THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING by T H White Dramatised by Brian Sibley
Part 3: The Queen of Air and Darkness with Paul Ready as Arthur, David Warner as Merlyn and Cast

The Once and Future King – Part 3: The Queen of Air and Darkness

THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING by T H White Dramatised by Brian Sibley
Part 2: The Sword in the Stone with Paul Ready as Arthur, David Warner as Merlyn and Cast

The Once and Future King – Part 2: The Sword in the Stone

THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING by T H White Dramatised by Brian Sibley
Part 1: The Coming of Merlyn with Paul Ready as Arthur, David Warner as Merlyn and Cast

The Once and Future King – Part 1: The Coming of Merlyn

TITUS GROAN, the second part of Mervyn Peake's 'Titus' novels, dramatised by Brian Sibley.  Starring Sting, Freddie Jones, Bernard Hepton, Judi Parfitt, Eleanor Bron, David Warner, Judy Parfitt, Sheila Hancock, Maurice Denham, Robert Eddison, Cyril Shaps, Hilda Schroeder, Jill Lidstone. Directed by Glyn Daerman. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1984. Winner of the Sony Radio Award for Best Dramatisation (Brian Sibley) and Best Radio Production (Glyn Dearman); nominated for Best Actor (Bernard Hepton).

[Sibley] Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast Novels: 1 - Titus Groan

Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast Novels: 1 - Titus Groan

BBC Radio feature about the creator of 'Thomas the Tank Engine' and the books in Famous Railway series. Written and presented by BRIAN SIBLEY, with contributions from Wilbert AWDRY, Margret AWDRY, Christopher AWDRY, Richard Awdry and Britt ALLCROFT. Readings by Alison DRAPER. Produced by John FORREST
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 15 May 1986

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