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Virginia McKenna & Bill Travers

The Born Free actors tell Derek Jones about their passion for wildlife and experiences of filming in Africa. From February 1972.

Married actors Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers talk to Derek Jones about the filming of Born Free in Africa, when they played real-life couple, Joy and George Adamson, who raised an orphaned lion cub called Elsa. They reveal it's influence over their subsequent approach to life.

Featuring recordings from the 成人快手 Sound Archive - from the Brain Fever bird to the wild otter.

Producer: John Burton

First broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 4 in February 1972.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 17 Sep 2022 00:30

Broadcasts

  • Tue 11 Jun 2019 18:30
  • Wed 12 Jun 2019 00:30
  • Fri 16 Sep 2022 18:30
  • Sat 17 Sep 2022 00:30