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The Friday Play

on BBC Radio 3

Night and Day
British journalism is the focus of Tom Stoppard 's hard-edged comedy, set in a fictitious African country. How free is a free press? For idealistic Jacob Milne , the Press is freedom's last line of defence.
Nicholas Kok (piano) Director Gordon House

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Stoppard
Unknown:
Jacob Milne
Piano:
Nicholas Kok
Ruth Carson:
Penelope Wilton
Dick Wagner:
Stratford Johns
Guthrie:
Jon Strickland
Carson:
Edward de Souza
President Mageeba/Francis:
John Adewole
Milne:
Adam Godley
Alastair:
William House

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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