Don Quixote
De Miguel de Cervantes
Adaptación, Ernesto Caballero
Traducción, David Johnston y Nicolas Jackson
Primera emisión 03/05/26 y 10/03/26 en BBC Radio 4
“En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme…”
So begins the odyssey of the knight-errant, Don Quixote de la Mancha, resolved to restore honour and chivalry to a world that has lost its values. He recruits to his cause a loyal squire, Sancho Panza, and saddles up his mighty steed, Rocinante – all in the name of the fair maiden Dulcinea, the object of his courtly love. Except that Sancho is a gluttonous farm labourer, Rocinante a bony old nag and Dulcinea a local peasant woman. But this is of little concern to this Knight of the Sad Countenance, who sees the world as he wishes to see it, in a quest that has him take on brigands, muleteers, rival knights, and famously, windmills.
An epic tale of great adventure and great humanity set in the wide, open plains and the mountains of Spain. With original music recorded in Castile on medieval and 16th century instruments.
Don Quixote de la Mancha ….. Jason Watkins
Sancho Panza ….. Mackenzie Crook
Cide Hamete Benegeli ….. Khalid Laith
Priest & Duke ….. John Sackville
Barber & Montesinos ….. Will Howard
Niece & La Dolorida ….. Sofia Oxenham
Maritornes & Duchess ….. Lucy Speed
Muleteer & Samsom Carrasco ….. Jason Forbes
Steward ….. Tyler Pringle
Chaperon ….. Liis Mikk
Other voices performed by the cast
Music performed by Paco Díez and recorded at the Aula-Museo Paco Díez, Mucientes, Spain
Script supervisor ….. Liis Mikk
Executive producer ….. Sara Davies
Production manager ….. Eleanor Mein
Track laying …… Andreina Gómez Casanova
Sound design, music recording and mix ….. Jon Nicholls
Directed and produced by Nicolas Jackson
An Afonica production for BBC Radio 4
