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The British Army and the British Soldier

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A further series of four programmes presented by Rene Cutforth 2: The Sea Soldiers
This programme follows the fortune of the marines and sea soldiers whose job it was to fight aboard ship and on land -those soldiers who fought with webbed feet and were lucky enough to survive. Those who were not. like Major-General James Wolfe. we leave dying on his chosen battle-ground - the field of Abraham. Gordon Gostelow as Pte Wheeler Other parts SEAN ARNOLD
FETER PACEY , MICHAEL SHANNON DAVID RYALL , ANTHONY SMEE
JACK CARR and KERRY FRANCIS
Music specially recorded for the programme, researched and directed by CHARLES CHILTON SOloiStSCHARLES YOUNG PATRICIA VVHITMORE
Written by FRANCIS DILLON
ROBERT CRADOCK assisted by DAVID WILSON and JOHN BOUNDY in association with the National Army Museum

Contributors

Presented By:
Rene Cutforth
Unknown:
General James Wolfe.
Unknown:
Abraham. Gordon Gostelow
Unknown:
Sean Arnold
Unknown:
Feter Pacey
Unknown:
Michael Shannon
Unknown:
David Ryall
Unknown:
Anthony Smee
Unknown:
Jack Carr
Unknown:
Kerry Francis
Directed By:
Charles Chilton
Soloists:
Charles Young
Soloists:
Patricia Vvhitmore
Written By:
Francis Dillon
Written By:
Robert Cradock
Unknown:
David Wilson
Unknown:
John Boundy
Source: Radio Times

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