21:03

John Caldigate: 1: The Prodigal

Sun 22^nd Aug 1976, 21:03 on BBC Radio 4 FM

by Anthony Trollope, dramatised in eight parts by D. G. Bridson
with Jeremy Clyde as John Caldigate, Jeffrey Segal as his father, Daniel and Patrick Barr as Anthony Trollope, the Narrator

A lesser-known Trollope novel set in the 1870s concerning a young man, John Caldigate. who leaves home to seek his fortune in Australia, and the unfortunate repercussions that result from his travels.
FATHER: How much do you owe this man - this usurer, Davis - anyway?
CALDIGATE: I'm afraid - somewhere around Â£3,000 ...
FATHER: Â£3,000?! Twice the annual value of this entire estate! Thrown away on wild living and gambling debts!
Capt Munday.DOUGLAS BLACKWELL Concertina player TERRY LYNCH Produced and directed by DAVID H. GODFREY
(Repeated: Tuesday 3.5 pm)
(Margaret Wolfit talks about her father: Tues 11.45 am) Preview: page 15
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Unknown:: D. G. Bridson
Unknown:: Jeremy Clyde
Unknown:: John Caldigate
Unknown:: Jeffrey Segal
Unknown:: Patrick Barr
Unknown:: Anthony Trollope
Unknown:: John Caldigate.
Unknown:: Terry Lynch
Directed By:: David H. Godfrey
Uncle Babington:: James Thomason
Aunt Polly:: Margot Boyd
Nicholas Bolton:: Alan Dudley
Mrs Mary Bolton:: Carole Boyd
Hester Bolton:: Gretta Gouriet
Robert Bolton:: Michael Kilgarriff
Dr Shand:: Garard Green
Mrs Shand:: Joan Matheson
Maria Shand:: Jill Srilllng
Dick Shand:: Nigel Lambert
Thomas Holt:: Wilfrid Carter
Euphemia Smith:: Margaret Wolfit

Source: Radio Times

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