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JB Priestley - Eden End
Written in 1934 but set two years before the Great War. A retired GP reflects on the end of an era. Stars Joan Plowright.
Set in Yorkshire, two years before the Great War - an elderly GP sees England and himself coming to the end of an era.
How will he cope with a complicated, coincidental family reunion?
Starring Joan Plowright, Leslie Sands, Michael Jayston and Geoffrey Palmer,
Written in 1934, JB Priestley described this play as one for which he had "a special tenderness like that which some parents feel for a certain child."
Described for the initial 成人快手 broadcast as a "stereophonic radio version", it features the cast of the 1974 National Theatre production in London.
Stella Kirby ...... Joan Plowright
Dr Kirby ...... Leslie Sands
Geoffrey Farrant ...... Geoffrey Palmer
Charles Appleby ...... Michael Jayston
Wilfred Kirby ...... Paul Gregory
Sarah ...... Gabrielle Daye
Lilian Kirby ...... Louie Ramsay
Producer: Roger Pine.
First broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 4 in September 1974
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- Sun 9 Nov 2014 13:30成人快手 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 10 Nov 2014 03:30成人快手 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 26 Oct 2019 06:00成人快手 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 26 Oct 2019 16:00成人快手 Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 27 Oct 2019 04:00成人快手 Radio 4 Extra
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