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Afternoon Play: A Kiss from a Sailor

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

John Peacock 's drama examines a period in the life of EM Forster when he finally broke free from his mother's home at the age of 46. The novelistfell in love with Harry Daley , an openly promiscuous policeman from Lowestoft who walked the Hammersmith beat. But when Harry's associates and bedmates - mostly petty criminals and gangsters - began to make their presence felt on the London literary scene, Forster began to have doubts about the wisdom of his liaison. EM
Forster's The Machine Stops is tomorrow at 2.15pm.
Director Eoin O'Callaghan

Contributors

Unknown:
John Peacock
Unknown:
Em Forster
Unknown:
Harry Daley
Director:
Eoin O'Callaghan
EM Forster:
Ronald Pickup
Harry:
Daniel Brocklebank
Joe:
Nicholas Boulton
Bob:
Charles Simpson
Goldie:
Lan Jeffes
Auntie:
Frances Jeater
Source: Radio Times

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