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The Far Off and the Near

on BBC Radio 3

by VIRGINIA BROWNE
An English family saga
Narrated by Robert Hardy 4: England 1776-1842
Music by JEREMY LUBBOCK
Producer CHRISTOPHER VENNING (Kcpcnt)

Contributors

Unknown:
Virginia Browne
Unknown:
Robert Hardy
Music By:
Jeremy Lubbock
Producer:
Christopher Venning
William Pepperrell III:
Peter Marinker
Elizabeth:
Sarah Brackett
Catherine:
Jill Balcon
Harriot:
Elizabeth Proud
Thomas Palmer III:
Haydn Jones
Caroline (as a girl):
Dorothy Wojtulewicz
Caroline (grown up):
Betty Hardy
Sacey:
Prunella Scalds
Sophia Marriott:
Barbara Lott
Dorcas:
Hilda Schroder
Sarah:
Joy Parker
Robert/Humphry:
Neville Jason
Biographer/Nat:
Siôn Probert
Harriot's friend:
Rosemary Leach
Monk:
Haydn Jones
Mrs Davies:
Penelope Lee
William Cobbett:
Stephen Thorne
Commissioner:
Alan Rowe
Young Betsy:
Bonnie Hurren
Mary Anne:
Marjorie Westbury

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