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The Search for the Nile: 4: The Great Debate

on BBC Two England

by Michael Hastings
A historical documentary series
[Starring] Kenneth Haigh, Norman Rossington John Quentin, Michael Gough

"There is a time to leave the Dark Continent, and that is when it becomes an obsession. Madness comes from Africa."
While Samuel Baker and his young wife Florence pressed on up the Nile itself, events in London began to move towards a great and terrible climax. Burton and Speke had not spoken a word to each other for six years. Now, they were both invited to Bath for a public confrontation.

Contributors

Writer:
Michael Hastings
Narrator:
James Mason
Director:
Christopher Ralling
Richard Burton:
Kenneth Haigh
John Hanning Speke:
John Quentin
Samuel Baker:
Norman Rossington
Florence Baker:
Catherine Schell
David Livingstone:
Michael Gough
Isabel Burton:
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Sir Roderick Murchison:
Andre van Gyseghem
James Grant:
Ian McCulloch
Also appearing:
John Wentworth
Also appearing:
Hedger Wallace
Also appearing:
David Firth
Also appearing:
John Gatrell
Also appearing:
Andrew Robertson
Also appearing:
Denis Thorne

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