The Machine is a radio play by Tony Bagley. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 16 October 1990, and won a Giles Cooper Award that same year. The running time is 60 minutes^[1].

PlotEdit

In 1602, Ned Prynne invents a machine to record sound. But the Church may accuse him of black magic.

CastEdit

• Ned Prynne - James Bolam
• Richard Cornford - Simon Treves
• Tyler - Paul Nicholson
• Thomas Blacktin - Stephen Sylvester
• Heppenstal - Anthony Donovan
• Constable - David Bannerman
• Boy - Kim Wall
• Girl - Josephine Sinclair

Directed by Alec Reid

Critical ReceptionEdit

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ Best Radio Plays of 1990 Methuen/BBC 1991