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Penelope's Experience in Scotland

on BBC Radio 4 FM

"We have travelled together before, Salemina,
Francesca and 1, and know the very worst there is to know about one another." First published in 1896, Kate Douglas Wiggin 's gently comic novel is about three young American tourists - and their earnest attempts to immerse themselves in Scottish culture. Dramatised by Patricia Hannah.
1: Salemina, Francesca and I. Penelope and her friends install themselves at Mrs McCollop 's Edinburgh boarding house.
Producer David Jackson Young Repeat of 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Dramatised By:
Patricia Hannah.
Dramatised By:
I. Penelope
Unknown:
Mrs McCollop
Producer:
David Jackson
Penelope:
Lorelei King
Salemina:
Buffy Davis
Francesca:
Megg Nicol
Mrs McCollop:
Janet Brown
Susanna:
Gabriel Qulgley
Rev MacRobert:
Crawford Logan
Dr Moncrieffe other parts:
Crawford Logan

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