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The Great Jowett

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

by Graham Greene
with Alan Bennett as Benjamin Jowett (1817-93) Oxford don, Professor of Greek, Master of Balliol, Vice-Chancellor, eminent Victorian and notable eccentric.

followed by an interlude

Contributors

Writer:
Graham Greene
Directed By:
Brian Wright
Benjamin Jowett:
Alan Bennett
Dean Stanley, the narrator:
David Markham
Matthew Knight:
Brian Carroll
Algernon Swinburne:
Andrew Branch
T.H. Green/Griggs:
Leonard Fenton
Dr Peel/Paine:
Anthony Hyde
Dr Ross/Matthew Arnold:
Brian Haines
Professor Smith/Foster:
Godfrey Kenton
Vice-Chancellor/Dr Scott:
Michael Goldie
Plumber/Archbishop:
Christopher Scott
Mrs Sparks:
Lolly Cockerell
Miss Knight:
Josie Kidd
Source: Radio Times

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