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The Life and Deaths of Dr John Donne

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JULIAN MITCHELL tells the story of a man who was born 400 years ago and whose life appears to be one large contradiction.
Jack Donne wrote some of the best and most passionate love poems in the English language, and Dr Donne was renowned for the Sermons he preached when he was Dean of St Paul's. Tony Britton as John Donne Geoffrey Beevers as Izaak Walton with DOUCLAS STORM and WILLIAM SLEIGH
The songs sung by MARTYN HILL With JAMES TYLER (lute) Producer JANE GRAHAM
(Tony Britton is in ' Move Over Mrs Markham ' at the Vaudeville Theatre, London)
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Contributors

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Julian Mitchell
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Jack Donne
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Tony Britton
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John Donne
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Geoffrey Beevers
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Izaak Walton
Sung By:
Martyn Hill
Producer:
Jane Graham
Unknown:
Tony Britton
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Mrs Markham
Source: Radio Times

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