Drama on 3: Northern LightsSeries 1, episode 0Directed by (unconfirmed) Tracey Neale Finlandia, by Stephen Wyatt: As part of Radio 3's Northern Lights season, a drama blending the psyche of Jean Sibelius, his music and a Finnish national epic. Set at a crucial juncture in Sibelius's life, when in 1945 he was about to burn the manuscripts of his Eighth Symphony, the play interweaves an intense conflict between the composer and his wife with scenes from The Kalevala and musical excerpts. With Tim Pigott-Smith, Barbara Flynn, Mark Edel-Hunt, Alex Tregear and Chris Pavlo. Click to see when Drama on 3, Northern Lights is coming up on UK TV |
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