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A Hard Tmeto Bea Father

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Fay Weldon 's comic satire is set in the casualty department of a city hospital. A man is treated for couvade - a custom of the South Sea Islands whereby the father of a newborn child is cared for as if he were physically affected. with Jenny Funnell. John Telfer ,
Clarence Smith , Christian Rodska , Cornelius Garrett and Jessica Jones-Bemey . Music by Andy Price Director Shaun MacLoughlin

Contributors

Unknown:
Fay Weldon
Unknown:
Jenny Funnell.
Unknown:
John Telfer
Unknown:
Clarence Smith
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Christian Rodska
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Cornelius Garrett
Unknown:
Jessica Jones-Bemey
Music By:
Andy Price
Director:
Shaun MacLoughlin
The young man:
Robert Glenister
Nurse:
Hilary MacLean
Delia:
Carolyn Backhouse
Triage nurse:
Janet Dale
Caring woman:
June Barrie
Mrs Oliphant:
Phyllida Nash

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