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Dangerous to Know: 2: A Little Volcano

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Six-part dramatisation of the life of Lord Byron by Michael and Melissa Bakewell, with Jonathan Hyde as Lord Byron and Paul Daneman as the voice of the poet. "There is something very softening in the presence of a woman... which I cannot account for, having no very high opinion of that sex."

Contributors

Writer:
Michael Bakewell
Writer:
Melissa Bakewell
Director:
Rosemary Hart
Lord Byron:
Jonathan Hyde
Voice of the poet:
Paul Daneman
Lady Melbourne:
Janet Suzman
Caroline Lamb:
Samantha Bond
Annabel Milbanke:
Victoria Carling
Samuel Rogers:
David March
Lady Bessborough:
Elizabeth Kelly
Hobhouse:
Neville Jason
Housekeeper:
Rachel Atkins
William Lamb:
Dominic Letts
Duchess of Devonshire:
Frances Jeater
Source: Radio Times

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