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THE ' INSANITY ' OF KING GEORGE III

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

A reconstruction of George Ill's illness based on the research of Dr. Ida Macalpine and Dr. Richard Hunter the two psychiatrists whose recent work exploded the myth of the King's ' madness ' and finally led them to the correct diagnosis with readings from contemporary diaries, letters, reports, and his physicians' journals Readers: BETH BOYD
NIGEL GRAHAM , GARARD GREEN
MURRAY KASH , ALLAN MCCLELLAND GARY WATSON , GEOFFREY WINCOTT
Narrator, DR. RICHARD HUNTER
Produced by Robin Hughes
Broadcast on Oct. 19. 1966 (Third)

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr. Ida MacAlpine
Unknown:
Dr. Richard Hunter
Readers:
Beth Boyd
Readers:
Nigel Graham
Unknown:
Garard Green
Unknown:
Murray Kash
Unknown:
Allan McClelland
Unknown:
Gary Watson
Narrator:
Geoffrey Wincott
Narrator:
Dr. Richard Hunter
Produced By:
Robin Hughes
Source: Radio Times

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