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Afternoon Play: The Word Man

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

A vivid and imaginative play about Henry Fowler , the creator of the Concise Oxford Dictionary and Fowler's Modern English Usage. Focusing on the beauty of language, the joy of words and the wonder of finding love later in life, this play by Chris Harrald is a comic and romantic story of wit and erudition. Starring John Sessions.
Producer Steven Canny

Contributors

Unknown:
Henry Fowler
Play By:
Chris Harrald
Unknown:
John Sessions.
Producer:
Steven Canny
Henry Fowler:
John Sessions
Frank Fowler:
Toby Jones
Jessie Wills:
Stella Gonet
Woodsman/Churchill:
Ewan Bailey
Young Paskin:
Nicholas Brown
Mr Newland:
John Cummins
Source: Radio Times

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