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Afternoon Theatre: The Great Lumination

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

by Roger Wood
with Christian Rodska as William Varley and Marlene Sidaway as Margaret Varley

A village on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border in 1820. William Varley, a handloom weaver, tries to make a living in his cottage, but there is more money to be made at the local mill.
(Paul Webster is a member of the RSC)

Contributors

Writer:
Roger Wood
Penny whistle player:
Simon Couzens
Directed By:
Brian Dean
William Varley:
Christian Rodska
Margaret Varley:
Marlene Sidaway
Lizzie Varley:
Karen Archer
Wilson Varley:
Susan Sheridan
George Holt:
John Webb
Dick Roberts:
John Rogan
John Moore:
John Bott
Edmund Moore:
Michael Jenner
John Lathom:
Paul Webster
Sarah Oldshaw:
Kathleen Helme
Source: Radio Times

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