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Afternoon Play: The River Girl

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Written in verse, in the traditional fairy-tale style,
Wendy Cope 's play looks at love and loss through Isis, a magical river girl who falls hopelessly in love with a mortal poet and begs Father Thames to free her from the river. Perfect family listening. __ .
Music by Gary Yershon Director Susan Roberts

Contributors

Unknown:
Wendy Cope
Music By:
Gary Yershon
Director:
Susan Roberts
Narrator:
Alex Jennings
Isis:
Victoria Brazier
John:
James Nickerson
Father Thames:
David Fleeshman
The woman:
Christine Brennan
The other poet:
James Quinn
Source: Radio Times

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