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Thirty Minute Theatre: Heartache

on BBC Radio 4 FM

The Times cartoonist Mel Calman, who died nearly three years ago, left a final play for radio in which all of a man's body parts rise up to resist both his heart attack and a fresh assault on his emotions by his ex-wife. The roles were written for some of his favourite actors, including Richard Griffiths as the Brain.
Text completed by Deborah Moggach
(Repeat)

Contributors

Writer:
Mel Calman
Text completed by:
Deborah Moggach
Director:
Ned Chaillet
Heart:
Lee Montague
Stomach:
Jim Broadbent
Penis:
David de Keyser
Diana:
Meg Davis
Nurse:
Tracy Wiles
Doctor:
David Timson

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