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The Afternoon Play: The Wide-brimmed Hat

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

by Michael Wall
with Edward Petherbridge as Charles Catchpole, Eleanor Bron as the Princess Malvezzi and Greg Hicks as Jack Cody

She was the talk of Venice in the 1850s. She was captivating, effusive. But was she really dangerous? When the gondola arrived to take Charles Catchpole to the Princess Malvezzi, he had no idea that it would deliver him into a world of romance and political intrigue. As an artist he would much rather stay an observer, hiding beneath his wide-brimmed hat.

(Stereo)
(Broadcast on Easter Monday)

Contributors

Writer:
Michael Wall
Music composed and played by:
Miaso Teriou
Director:
Jeremy Mortimer
Charles Catchpole:
Edward Petherbridge
The Princess Malvezzi:
Eleanor Bron
Jack Cody:
Greg Hicks
Source: Radio Times

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