An Everyday Story of Towering Genius.

Sue Limb’s soap opera set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century

Stinking Iris brews Laburnum Tea. Cholericke returns secretly.

Dorothy's arrangement for the wedding feast are disturbed. And a honeymoon is embarked upon...

William Wordsmith ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Dorothy Wordsmith ...... Denise Coffey
Samuel Tailor Cholericke ...... Simon Callow
Thomas de Quinine ...... Nickolas Grace
Stinking Iris ...... Miriam Margolyes
The Leechpedlar ...... Chris Emmett

Music by Stephen Oliver and performed by Cantabile.

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1987. Show less