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The Wreckers. In 1912 Sarah Benett ,aged52,and 54-year-old composer Ethel Smyth shared neighbouring cells in Holloway Prison. Their crime was breaking windows - a tactic used by suffragettes to draw attention to their fight and win the vote for all women. Sarah Benett 's recently discovered diary sheds light on their remarkable tale.
Series producer Philippa Lowthorpe
DirectorKateBroome Stereo BOOKLET: A booklet accompanying the series is available, price £3.00, from [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Benett
Unknown:
Ethel Smyth
Unknown:
Sarah Benett
Producer:
Philippa Lowthorpe
EthelSmyth:
Paola Dionisotti
Sarah Benett:
Anna Cropper
Marion Holmes:
Marie Clifford
Prison wardress:
Heather Gadd
Source: Radio Times

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