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Afternoon Play: The Stone Diaries

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Carol Shields , dramatised in five distinctive instalments by Claire Luckham and Briony Glassco. This remarkable fictional biography maps the life of Daisy Goodwill, an ordinary woman from rural
Canada. 1: 1905-16: Birth and Childhood. A tale of overflowing love, an unexpected birth, lingeringgrief and anger, and the careful construction of a tower.
Director David Hunter

Contributors

Unknown:
Carol Shields
Unknown:
Claire Luckham
Director:
David Hunter
Dais:
Y Uza Ross
Young Daisy:
Barbara Barnes
Mercy:
Teresa Gallagher
Cuyler:
Peter Marlnker
Young Cuyler:
Ryan McCluskey
Clarentine:
Briony Glassco
Barker:
William Hope
Magnus:
Ewan Hooper
Abram:
Chris Pavlo
Doctor:
Ewan Bailey
Source: Radio Times

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