![]() ![]() ![]() Hoffmann's classic children's tale is adapted by Brian Sibley (who also dramatised The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia for radio). But as the grandfather clock begins to chime midnight, all her toys spring to life! Led by the Nutcracker, they rush into battle with an army of mice who emerge from beneath the floorboards - including the seven-headed Mouse King. She puts him away carefully, promising that Drosselmeier will mend him - and at that moment he seems to come alive. Mary's favourite gift is a nutcracker soldier, and she is disappointed when his jaw breaks on a particularly hard nut. It is Christmas Eve, and young Mary and Fred are opening presents from their godfather, Drosselmeier the toymaker. Hoffmann's renowned Christmas story, which inspired Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker. ![]() Tony Robinson stars in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of E. ![]()
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