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Afternoon Theatre: Pope Joan Lives

on BBC Radio 4 FM

by Bruce Stewart
With Anna Calder-Marshall as Sister Andrea and Megs Jenkins as Mother Lucy

Sister Andrea, working on a research grant, has produced competing evidence that Pope Joan. the one and only female Pope, was not mere legend, but really existed. When Sister Andrea requests ecclesiastical permission to publish her findings, her manuscript is turned down. Determined to fight the decision. she is made to realise there are more serious implications.
(Stereo)
(First broadcast in 1978)

Contributors

Writer:
Bruce Stewart
Research:
Joan Morris
Director:
David Spenser
Sister Andrea:
Anna Calder-Marshall
Mother Lucy:
Megs Jenkins
Geoffrey Quintal:
Eric Allan
Monsignor O'Riordan:
Kevin Flood
Father Casimir:
John Rye
Solange/Woman:
Eve Karpf
Helene van Eyck:
Hilda Kriseman
Sacristan:
Leonardo Pierroni

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