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Learning to Talk

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

The first of five dramatisations from Hilary Mantel 's collection of stories. Theresa, the child of a Catholic family, is growing up in a northern mill village in the early 1960s. 1: King Billy Is a Gentleman. In this first story, Theresa is nine, and on the verge of the first great upheaval in her life.
Director/producer Marilyn Imrie

Contributors

Unknown:
Hilary Mantel
Producer:
Marilyn Imrie
Adult Theresa:
Julia Ford
Narrator:
Julia Ford
Young Treezer:
Hollie Watson
Philip:
Chris Overton
Dad:
David Shaw-Parker
Pianist:
David Shaw-Parker
Mum:
Becky Hindley
Jim:
Paul Copley
Neighbour:
Tina Gray
Source: Radio Times

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