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Emile Zola - Germinal

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Germinal

Emile Zola's masterpiece brought vividly to life, dramatised by Diana Griffiths. Set in 1860s France, a struggling mining community takes refuge in the revolutionary young outsider, Etienne.

Narrator ...... David Bradley
Etienne ...... Joe Absolom
Catherine ...... Emily Chennery
Maheu ...... Charles Dale
La Maheude ...... Deborah McAndrew
Bonnemort ...... Peter Armitage
Souvarine ....... Gary Lewis
Chaval ...... Leigh Symonds
Paul Negrel ..... James Nickerson
La Mouquette ...... Vicky Binns
Jeanlin ...... Aidan Parsons
Lydie ...... Daisy Jones. Show less

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