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Starting Spanish: Episode 1

Network Three
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Basil and Dorothy learn how to ask for rooms in Spain and how to avoid some of the more obvious mistakes of pronunciation. The lesson begins slowly in George's study in Hampstead and ends at full speed in a Spanish pension.

In the Study:
Teachers, George and Miguel (Roger Delgado and Angel Luna)
Pupils, Dorothy and Basil Street (Vanessa Redgrave and Basil Jones)
Demonstrators, Carlos and Maria (Amadeo Leris and Elena Morton)

In Spain:
La Patrona de la Pension (Elena Morton); Basil and Dorothy

(BBC recording)
Notes and vocabulary on page 61

Contributors

Script:
Jack Sage
Producer:
R.A. Escoffey
George (Teacher):
Roger Delgado
Miguel (Teacher):
Angel Luna
Dorothy Street (Pupil):
Vanessa Redgrave
Bail Street (Pupil):
Basil Jones
Carlos (Demonstrator):
Amadeo Leris
Maria (Demonstrator):
Elena Morton
La Patrona de la Pension (In Spain):
Elena Morton
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