Bernard Mayes - Radio Adaptations and Commentaries

Radio Adaptations and Commentaries

Mayes's dramatic works include: Homer's Odyssey, the Agamemnon of Aeschylus and Plato's Phaedo, each adapted from the original Greek; The Lord of the Rings a 1979 radio series in which he played the part of Gandalf; and several of Dickens' novels. Mayes received financial support from the National Endowment for the Arts for a dramatization of the life of Thomas Jefferson. He has also recorded several books for Blackstone Audio Books and was often heard in The Black Mass, Eric Bauersfeld's series of dramatic adaptations for Berkeley's FM station KPFA.

An illustrated collection of Mayes's lighter broadcast pieces was published in 1985 under the title This is Bernard Mayes in San Francisco. Mayes has also written numerous articles on topics in history, religion and the media.