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The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

An everyday story of towering genius written by SUE LIMB
A further episode of the soap opera set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century
27 July 1799: Stinking Iris brews laburnum tea. Cholericke returns secretly. Dorothy's arrangements for the wedding feast are disturbed. And a honeymoon is embarked upon....
Music by STEPHEN OLIVER SungbyCANTABILE Producer
JONATHAN JAMES-MOORE

Contributors

Written By:
Sue Limb
Music By:
Stephen Oliver
Producer:
Jonathan James-Moore
William Wordsmith:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Dorothy Wordsmith:
Denise Coffey
Samuel Tailor Cholericke:
Simon Callow
Thomas de Quinine:
Nickolas Grace
Stinking Iris:
Miriam Margolyes
Leechpedler:
Chris Emmett
Mary Wordsmith:
Iris Gemma Morlay
Source: Radio Times

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