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Afternoon Play: Chasing the Rainbow - This Sweet Bitter Earth

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Anita Franklin.
The last of three plays developed through BBC Radio Drama's Chasing the Rainbow initiative.

It's 1959, and Sam Love, a New York private investigator and jazz musician, is sent back to his roots in New Orleans by Kelly, a rich woman who is trying to find her daughter. Sam finds himself embroiled in a complex world and meets up with his old sweetheart, Reina.

Contributors

Writer:
Anita Franklin
Director:
Julie Beckett
Sam:
Ray Shell
Reina:
Alibe Parsons
Kelly:
Lorelei King
Olivia:
Angela Winter
Cora Inlka:
Leigh Wright
Sydney/James/Bartender:
Nell Reldman
Source: Radio Times

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