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Drama on 3

Curated by Harriet Walter

Episode 1: A Kind of Alaska and Ashes to Ashes

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Harriet Walter stars in two of Harold Pinter's later plays, each providing her with a challenging role she has never taken on before. In 'A Kind of Alaska', she is Deborah, who has lost the last 29 years to sleep; and in 'Ashes to Ashes', Rebecca is haunted by an altogether different kind of loss.

A Kind of Alaska:
Deborah ..... Harriet Walter
Hornby ..... Guy Paul
Pauline ..... Indira Varma

Directed by Toby Swift

Ashes to Ashes:
Rebecca ..... Harriet Walter
Devlin ..... Nicholas Woodeson

Directed by Harry Burton

Produced by Toby Swift. Show less

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