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The Afternoon Play

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Downstarts by ELAINE MORGAN with and son, George Bernard Shaw
The abrupt departure of Bessie Shaw from her family home in Dublin had a devastating effect on both husband and children, but it liberated young George and offered him a route to conquer the world.
Directed by ADRIAN MOURBY BBC Wales. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Elaine Morgan
Unknown:
George Bernard Shaw
Unknown:
Bessie Shaw
Directed By:
Adrian Mourby
George Shaw:
T P McKenna
his wife Bessie:
Helen Ryan
their:
Denys Hawthorne
Young George:
Stephen Brennan
Lee:
Dermot Crowley
LUCY:
Marcella Riordan
Source: Radio Times

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