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The Trial of Annie Besant

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Edgar Lustgarten tells the story of one of the most sensational cases of the 19th century.
'I suppose - had it happened today, the popular press might have revelled in headlines like " Vicar's wife and eminent freethinker on trial for publishing an obscene book ".'-
But the accused were social reformers, not pornographers.

With Sarah Badel as Annie Besant, Wilfrid Carter as Charles Bradlaugh

Contributors

Writer:
Mary-Jean Hasler
Producer:
Patricia Brent
Narrator:
Edgar Lustgarten
Annie Besant:
Sarah Badel
Charles Bradlaugh:
Wilfrid Carter
Other parts played by:
Garard Green
Other parts played by:
William Eedle
Other parts played by:
James Thomason
Other parts played by:
Peter Craze
Other parts played by:
Shirley Dixon
Source: Radio Times

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