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Harrison's Bigwigs

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Last Thoughts upon St Paules
John Gielgud plays Sir Christopher Wren , and author Carey Harrison is the Neapolitan architect Gianlorenzo Bernini , in the first of two fantastical portraits of eminent contemporaries of Henry Purcell. The architect and Surveyor-General Sir Christopher Wren defends the principles and design of his masterwork, St Paul 's Cathedral.
Director David Benedictus Repeat

Contributors

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Sir Christopher Wren
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Carey Harrison
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Gianlorenzo Bernini
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Henry Purcell.
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Sir Christopher Wren
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St Paul
Sir Christopher Wren:
John Gielgud
King Charles II:
John Moffatt
Chiffinch:
Sam Dastor
Gianiorenzo Bemini:
Carey Harrison
Isaac Barrow:
Bill Wallis
Source: Radio Times

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