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The Wireless Lady

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Peter Tinniswood's celebration of the great days of radio, with Billie Whitelaw.

Eighty-year-old Winifred Leslie, the grande dame of radio drama, lives alone and thinks she is forgotten. Her only companion in life is an old Bakelite wireless, which answers her back and is played by Christian Rodska. But then she is offered a part by a young producer....

Contributors

Writer:
Peter Tinniswood
Director:
Shaun MacLoughlin
Winifred Leslie:
Billie Whitelaw
The Wireless:
Christian Rodska
Source: Radio Times

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