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A Fortunate Man

4 Extra Debut. John Berger鈥檚 moving account of a rural GP looking after his patients in Gloucestershire. Starring Adrian Scarborough.

In 1966, art critic and writer John Berger and Swiss photographer Jean Mohr, spent several months shadowing a GP in The Forest Of Dean.

The resulting book published a year later, was A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor - a moving meditation on society, the doctor-patient relationship and how we value a life.

Dramatised by Matthew Broughton

The Writer .... Peter Marinker
The Doctor .... Adrian Scarborough
Miriam .... Barbara Flynn
Harry .... Joe Sims
Timid Woman .... Carys Eleri
Black Haired Woman .... Scarlett Courtney

With the voices of:

Dorothy Burley,
Kevin and Karen Wellham
Anne Childs
Robin Harris

Recorded by the Reading the Forest project

Director: John Norton

A 成人快手 Cymru Wales production for 成人快手 Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2020.

57 minutes

On radio

Tuesday 15:00

Broadcasts

  • Sat 27 Jun 2020 15:00
  • Sat 10 Sep 2022 15:00
  • Tuesday 15:00
  • Tuesday 21:00
  • Wednesday 05:00

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