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WEDNESDAY MATINEE

on BBC Home Service Basic

' Poisson d'Avril ' by CHRISTOPHER FITZ-SIMON from a short story by Somerville and Ross
Ireland as it was once upon a time : when it was not so simple to get to one's destination by train, particularly when carrying a large salmon.
Other parts plaved by Tony Viccars and Wilfred Babbage
Produced by MARTIN ESSLIN

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Fitz-Simon
Unknown:
Tony Viccars
Unknown:
Wilfred Babbage
Produced By:
Martin Esslin
Major Sinclair Yeates:
Peter Claughton
Stationmaster:
Harry Hutchinson
Philippa:
Gladys Spencer
Guard:
Frainc MacMornan
Engine-driver:
Tom Watson
Lilly CafTerty:
Kerry Marsh
First countrywoman:
Eithne Dunne
Second country woman:
Mary O'Farrell
Alice Hervey:
Mary O'Farrell
Porter:
Harry Hutclnineon
Jimmy Durkan:
Desmond Jordan

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