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The Saturday Play: The Balloonists

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

A boisterous comedy, by Craig Stephens, about Henry Coxwell, a once infamous Victorian balloonist who convinces beleaguered theatre impresario George Hansum to stage his most celebrated and near-fatal balloon flight. Can Hansum pull off such a daring and spectacular venture and save his theatre from closure?

Contributors

Writer:
Craig Stephens
Producer/Director:
Kate Chapman
Henry Coxwell:
Patrick Driver
James Glaisher:
Sam Dale
George Hansum:
Kim Wall
Clara:
Alex Kelly
Charles:
Alex Jones
Roger:
Greg Hobbs
Source: Radio Times

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