A View Across the Year Written and narrated by Frederick Bradnum with the BBC DRAMA REPERTORY COMPANY
1880 - The year the Conservatives lost the election and the Liberals regained power. Gladstone replaced Disraeli, to the Queen's displeasure. Lytton Strachey was born and George Eliot died and the first test match was played between England and Australia. with PATRICK BARR , JOHN BOTT , JOHN CHURCH. MARTIN FRIEND, BRIAN HAINES , GODFREY KENTON. JOSIE KIDD ROWENA ROBERTS , DANNY SCHILLER , EVA STUART and DAVID TIMSON
Additional research by SUSAN GROSSMAN. MUSIC arranged and played by TFHENCE ALLBRIGHT
Directed by IAN COTTERELL (Repeated: New Year's Day at 8.30 pm)