Close menu

Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 273,498 playable programmes from the BBC

saturday Playhouse

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Kitty
Wilkinson David Pownall 's play is set in Liverpool at the time of the great cholera epidemic of 1832. It examines the life and work of a woman who was driven by a compulsion to help her fellow men, and who was hailed by many as a "saint" - Kitty Wilkinson
Songs composed and sung by Maddy Prior.
Director Martin Jenkins. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Wilkinson David Pownall
Sung By:
Maddy Prior.
Director:
Martin Jenkins.
Kitty:
Maureen O'Brien
Tom, her husband:
Keith Drinkel
John, her son:
Peter Gunn
Mam:
Kate Binchy
Dr OLera:
Robert Glenister
Dr Faraday:
John Rowe
Helen Faraday:
Helena Breck
Anne:
Melanie Hudson
Hannah:
Melanie Hudson
Deirdre:
Veronica Quilugan
Kathleen:
Veronica Quilugan
Kathleen:
Siubhan Reid
Jessy:
Joanna Wake
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 4 FM

About BBC Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More