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Portrait of Byron

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Written and produced by DOUGLAS CLEVERDON
1: The Rise to Fame
In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the death of Byron, on 19 April 1824, Douglas Cleverdon has compiled a radio portrait of Byron based on the recollections of his contemporaries .and of his own poems and letters.
This first programme is concerned with the influences and events that shaped Byron's personality until in 1816 he left England forever.
The Years of Exile: next Tues

Contributors

Produced By:
Douglas Cleverdon
Unknown:
Douglas Cleverdon
Byron:
Denys Hawthorne
Tom Moore:
Allan McClelland
Dr Drury:
Nigel Graham
Mrs Byron:
Elizabeth Morgan
Princess Caroline:
Carole Boyd
John Galt:
Fraser Kerr
John Cam Hobhouse:
Brian Haines
Lady Caroline Lamb:
Hilda Schroder
Annabella Milbanke:
Rosalind Shanks
Narrator:
Godfrey Kenton
Source: Radio Times

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