Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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| 01 | 01 | Shadow | 20150427 | 20161231 (BBC7) 20170101 (BBC7) 20181005 (BBC7) | Ursula K Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga set on the magical archipelago rich with wizards and dragons. Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra. Based on the novels A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula Le Guin. Adapted by Judith Adams. Hungry for power and knowledge, the young wizard Ged tampers with long-held secrets and releases a terrible shadow into the world. Meanwhile, Tenar is taken away from her home and family to become Arha, the guardian of the ominous Tombs of Atuan. Published between 1968 and 1972, the first three books of Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea cycle (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore) are re-told across six intertwined episodes. Set on a vast archipelago of islands, where magic is a central part of life, they tell the stories of Ged and Tenar. Ged is a boy from the island of Gont, born with innate magical talent and a reckless nature, who releases a terrible shadow into the world and must risk everything in order to restore the balance. Tenar, a girl from the island of Atuan, is taken from her home and family to become Arha, the Priestess Ever Reborn, guardian of the ominous Tombs of Atuan. Deep within the Tombs, Ged and Tenar encounter one another and seek a way of bringing peace to the troubled archipelago. Ged - James McArdle Tenar - Aysha Kala Young Ged - Kasper Hilton-Hille Young Tenar - Nishi Malde Ogion - Paul Hilton Manan - Zubin Varla Thar - Souad Faress Father - David Hounslow Boy - Adam Thomas-Wright Oarsman - Mark Edel-Hunt Witch - Jessica Turner Serret - Lucy Hutchinson Shipmaster - Stephen Critchlow Original music by Jon Nicholls. Sound design by Caleb Knightley. Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko. Ged tampers with long-held secrets to release a terrible shadow into the world. |
| 01 | 02 | Schooling | 20150428 | 20170107 (BBC7) 20170108 (BBC7) 20181008 (BBC7) | Ursula K Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga set on the magical archipelago rich with wizards and dragons. Based on the novels A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula Le Guin. Adapted by Judith Adams. The young mage Ged is sent to the school for wizards on Roke Island but his pride and recklessness prove fatal. Meanwhile on Atuan, Tenar struggles to understand her role as guardian of the ominous Tombs. Her first official task will fill her with horror. Published between 1968 and 1972, the first three books of Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea cycle (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore) are re-told here across six intertwined episodes. Set on a vast archipelago of islands, where magic is a central part of life, they tell the stories of Ged and Tenar. Ged is a boy from the island of Gont, born with innate magical talent and a reckless nature, who releases a terrible shadow into the world and must risk everything in order to restore the balance. Tenar, a girl from the island of Atuan, is taken from her home and family to become Arha, the Priestess Ever Reborn, guardian of the ominous Tombs of Atuan. Deep within the Tombs, Ged and Tenar encounter one another and discover a way of bringing peace to the troubled archipelago. Ged - James McArdle Tenar - Aysha Kala Young Ged - Kasper Hilton-Hillie Young Tenar - Nishi Malde Manan - Zubin Varla Kossil - Souad Faress Doorkeeper - Stephen Critchlow Nemmerle - Sam Dale Raven - Ayesha Antoine Jasper - Richard Linnell Vetch - Jack Kane Hand - David Acton Herbal - Mark Edel-Hunt Gensher - David Hounslow Dragon - Jessica Turner Original music by Jon Nicholls Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko. Sent to Roke island's school for wizards, Ged's pride and recklessness prove fatal. |
| 01 | 03 | Lookfar | 20150429 | 20170114 (BBC7) 20170115 (BBC7) 20181009 (BBC7) | Ursula K Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga set on the magical archipelago rich with wizards and dragons. Based on the novels A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula Le Guin. Adapted by Judith Adams. At Roke School, Ged released a terrible shadow into the world when he recklessly cast a spell for summoning the dead. It nearly cost him his life then and now it hunts him wherever he goes. He must make a choice: keep running or turn around and become hunter himself. Ged - James McArdle Tenar - Aysha Kala Ogion - Paul Hilton Vetch - Will Howard Dragon - Jessica Turner Pechvarry - Mark Edel-Hunt Ship's Master - Sam Dale 2nd Ship's Master - Stephen Critchlow Raven - Syesha Antoine Skiorh - David Hounslow Jessel - Chris Pavlo Original music by Jon Nicholls Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko. The terrible shadow he has released hunts Ged wherever he goes, so he must make a choice. |
| 01 | 04 | The Ring | 20150430 | 20170121 (BBC7) 20170122 (BBC7) 20181010 (BBC7) | Ursula K Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga set on the magical archipelago rich with wizards and dragons. Based on the novel The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula Le Guin. Adapted by Judith Adams. When Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken from her - home, family, even her name. She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, and guards the shadowy, labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan. Then Ged comes to steal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. Tenar's duty is to protect the Ring, but Ged possesses the light of magic and tales of a world that Tenar has never known. Will she risk everything to escape from the darkness that has become her domain? Ged - James McArdle Tenar - Sysha Kala Manan - Zubin Varla Kossil - Souad Faress Willow - Jessica Turner Penthe - Ayesha Antoine Original music by Jon Nicholls Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko. Tenar encounters Ged, a wizard come to steal their greatest treasure. |
| 01 | 05 | Dragonfly | 20150504 | 20170128 (BBC7) 20170129 (BBC7) 20181011 (BBC7) | Ursula K Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga set on the magical archipelago rich with wizards and dragons. Based on the novel The Farthest Shore by Ursula Le Guin. Adapted by Judith Adams. It's now over 20 years since the action of The Tombs of Atuan, and magic has gone out of Earthsea. Mages have forgotten their spells and the springs of wizardry have running dry. Ged, Dragonlord and now Archmage of Earthsea, sets out with a young prince to seek the source of the darkness. Ged - Shaun Dooley Tenar - Vineeta Rishi Arren - Will Featherstone Sailor - Jude Akudwudike Doorkeeper - Stephen Critchlow Summoner - Sam Dale Sopli - Chris Pavlo Hare - David Acton Woman - Syesha Antoine Egre - David Hounslow Woman - Jessica Turner Original music by Jon Nicholls Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko. Twenty years on, the magic had gone out of Earthsea. Ged seeks the source of the darkness. |
| 01 | 06 LAST | The Other Earthsea | 20150505 | 20170204 (BBC7) 20170205 (BBC7) 20181012 (BBC7) | Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga set on the magical archipelago rich with wizards and dragons. Based on the novel The Farthest Shore by Ursula Le Guin. Adapted by Judith Adams. A strange plague is spreading over Earthsea and the springs of wizardry are drying up. Driven to seek out the source of the trouble, Archmage Ged has embarked on a perilous journey with young prince Arren. Their travels have taken them to a land cursed with a strange soul sickness, as they seek the man behind this darkness. Ged - Shaun Dooley Tenar - Vineeta Rishi Arren - Will Featherstone Cob - Toby Jones Nilgu - Noma Dumezweni Orm Ember - Ayesha Antoine Original music by Jon Nicholls Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko. Earthsea is in danger. The springs of wizardry are drying up. |
| 02 | 01 | A Bad Thing | 20181015 | 20200731 (BBC7) 20220731 (BBC7) | On the island of Gont, Tenar saves a remarkable young girl from certain death. She also makes a dangerous enemy. Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga starring Nina Wadia. Published between 1968 and 2001, the five novels and short story collection of Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea cycle (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, The Other Wind and Tales from Earthsea) are re-told across 12 episodes. The first three novels were re-told in series 1. Series 2 takes in Tehanu, The Other Wind and the short story Dragonfly. As a girl, Tenar, was taken from her home and family on the island of Atuan to become Arha, the Priestess Ever Reborn, guardian of the ominous Tombs of Atuan. Deep within the Tombs, Ged and Tenar met and became unlikely allies, escaped from Atuan, and brought peace to the troubled archipelago. Now in her late middle age, widowed and with grown up children, Tenar runs a farm on the island of Gont. She has not seen Ged for many years. Ged was born on Gont, with innate magical talent and a reckless nature. He trained in wizardry on the island Roke, where he released a terrible shadow into the world and then risked his life to restore the balance. He grew to become Archmage on Roke and the greatest wizard on all of Earthsea. When the evil wizard Cob attempted to cheat death and live forever, Ged found him and closed the breach between life and death. In doing so, he lost his powers of magic. Set on a vast archipelago of islands, where magic is a central part of life, they tell the stories of Tenar and Ged. Based on the novel Tehanu and adapted in six-parts by Judith Adams. Tenar . . . Nina Wadia Ogion . . . Michael Bertenshaw Tehanu . . .Laura Elphinstone Therru . . . Rosie Boore Moss . . . Elizabeth Counsell Aspen . . . John Lightbody Handy . . . Ryan Early Therru's father . . . Stephen Hogan Clearbrook . . . Sean Murray Kalessin . . . Emma Handy Senini . . . Lauren Cornelius Apple . . . Kerry Gooderson Fisherman . . . Ryan Whittle Original music by Jon Nichols. Director: Sasha Yevtushenko Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2018. Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga set in a magical world rich with wizards & dragons. |
| 02 | 02 | Tenar | 20181016 | 20200803 (BBC7) 20220807 (BBC7) | Ged returns to the island of Gont on the back of a dragon. Meanwhile, the curse afflicting Tenar gathers force. Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga - based on the novel Tehanu adapted by Judith Adams. Published between 1968 and 2001, the five novels and short story collection of Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea cycle (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, The Other Wind and Tales from Earthsea) are re-told across 12 episodes. Series 2 takes in the action of Tehanu, The Other Wind and the short story Dragonfly from Tales of Earthsea. Set on a vast archipelago of islands, where magic is a central part of life, they tell the stories of Tenar and Ged. Tenar . . . Nina Wadia Ged . . . Robert Glenister Therru . . . Rosie Boore Moss . . . Elizabeth Counsell Aspen . . . John Lightbody Fan . . . Sean Murray Courtier . . . Ryan Whittle Courtier . . . Stephen Hogan Original music by Jon Nichols. Director: Sasha Yevtushenko Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2018. Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga set in a magical world rich with wizards & dragons. |
| 02 | 03 | Tehanu | 20181017 | 20200804 (BBC7) 20220814 (BBC7) | On the run, Tenar and Therru find shelter on the royal ship. But it will take a dragon to finally rid them of their foes. Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga - based on the novel Tehanu adapted by Judith Adams. Published between 1968 and 2001, the five novels and short story collection of Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea cycle (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, The Other Wind and Tales from Earthsea) are re-told across twelve episodes. Series 2 takes in the action of Tehanu, The Other Wind and the short story Dragonfly from Tales of Earthsea. Set on a vast archipelago of islands, where magic is a central part of life, they tell the stories of Tenar and Ged. Tenar . . . Nina Wadia Ged . . . Robert Glenister Tehanu . . . Laura Elphinstone Therru . . . Rosie Boore King Lebannen . . . Steven Robertson Moss . . . Elizabeth Counsell Aspen . . . John Lightbody Kalessin . . . Emma Handy Handy . . . Ryan Early Therru's father . . . Stephen Hogan Apple . . . Kerry Gooderson Sailor . . . Sean Murray Spark . . . Joseph Ayre Original music by Jon Nichols Director: Sasha Yevtushenko Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2018. Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga set in a magical world rich with wizards & dragons. |
| 02 | 04 | The Mender | 20181018 | 20200805 (BBC7) 20220821 (BBC7) | Alder, a man tormented by his dreams, seeks out the reclusive Archmage on the island of Gont. Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga - based on the novel The Other Wind adapted by Judith Adams. Published between 1968 and 2001, the five novels and short story collection of Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea cycle (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, The Other Wind and Tales from Earthsea) are re-told across twelve episodes. Series 2 takes in the action of Tehanu, The Other Wind and the short story Dragonfly from Tales of Earthsea. Set on a vast archipelago of islands, where magic is a central part of life, they tell the stories of Tenar and Ged. Tehanu - Laura Elphinstone Ged - Robert Glenister Azver - Narinder Samra Alder - Tom Vanson Thorion - Sam Dale Woman - Elizabeth Counsell Sailor - Ryan Early Fishwife - Emma Handy Lily - Lauren Cornelius Doorkeeper - Stephen Hogan Original music by Jon Nichols. Director: Sasha Yevtushenko Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2018. Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga set in a magical world rich with wizards & dragons. |
| 02 | 05 | The Princess | 20181019 | 20200806 (BBC7) 20220828 (BBC7) | Dragons threaten the Inner Isles. Tenar and Tehanu have arrived on Havnor to give counsel to the King. The threat is far greater than they first thought. Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga - based on the novel The Other Wind adapted by Judith Adams. Published between 1968 and 2001, the five novels and short story collection of Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea cycle (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, The Other Wind and Tales from Earthsea) are re-told across twelve episodes. Series 2 takes in the action of Tehanu, The Other Wind and the short story Dragonfly from Tales of Earthsea. Set on a vast archipelago of islands, where magic is a central part of life, they tell the stories of Tenar and Ged. Tehanu - Laura Elphinstone Tenar - Nina Wadia Azver - Narinder Samra King Lebannen - Steven Robertson Alder - Tom Vanson Seserekh - Sabrina Sandhu Tesla - Sean Murray Kalessin - Emma Handy Oak - Stephen Hogan Lady Iyesa - Lauren Cornelius Sailor - Ryan Early Original music by Jon Nichols. Director: Sasha Yevtushenko Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2018. Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga set in a magical world rich with wizards & dragons. |
| 02 | 06 LAST | Children Of Fire And Earth | 20181022 | 20200807 (BBC7) 20220904 (BBC7) | Kalessin, the eldest of dragons, brings a message to the people of Havnor. At last, the King and his council know what they must do: travel to the beating heart of all of Earthsea. Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga - based on the novel The Other Wind adapted by Judith Adams. Published between 1968 and 2001, the five novels and short story collection of Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea cycle (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, The Other Wind and Tales from Earthsea) are re-told across twelve episodes. Series 2 takes in the action of Tehanu, The Other Wind and the short story Dragonfly from Tales of Earthsea. Set on a vast archipelago of islands, where magic is a central part of life, they tell the stories of Tenar and Ged. Tehanu - Laura Elphinstone Tenar - Nina Wadia Azver - Narinder Samra King Lebannen - Steven Robertson Alder - Tom Vanson Ged - Robert Glenister Seserekh - Sabrina Sandhu Thorion - Sam Dale Tesla - Sean Murray Doorkeeper - Stephen Hogan Original music by Jon Nichols Director: Sasha Yevtushenko Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2018. Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga in a magical world rich with wizards and dragons. |