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Who Sings The Hero?: 1: "Dr Barry"

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Six stories of unsung individual or group heroism.
Jean Binnie tells the story of "Dr Barry" who in the 19th century, disguised as a man, rose through the ranks of the army; challenged the appalling conditions; had a baby; and performed a caesarian operation without anaesthetic. Narrator Maggie McCarthy.
(Stereo)

Contributors

Writer:
Jean Binnie
Director:
Martin Jenkins
Narrator:
Maggie McCarthy
Dr Barry:
Veronica Quilligan
Erskine/Leper assistant:
Gordon Reid
Welksley/Aaron:
Jonathan Tafler
Somerset:
John Fleming
Dantzen:
Burt Caesar
Munnik:
Richard Earthy
Dr Hall/Thomas:
John Webb
Florence Nightingale:
Joanna Wake
Jacob Eliot/Cleote:
Matthew Morgan
McGrigor/Bigge:
Jonathan Adams
Colonel:
Nicholas Murchie
Source: Radio Times

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