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Afternoon Play: Plays of the Severn

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Three plays charting the course of Britain's longest river, through history and landscape.
1: A Magnificent Prospect of the Works by Peter Roberts , with poetry by Alex Jones. An artist looking for inspiration clashes with an obsessed inventor at the birth of the steam age.
Music composed by Anthea Gomez (piano). Cello Jill Heartfield and clarinet Sally Wyatt. Director Peter Leslie Wild Just Another Tunnel is tomorrow at 2.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Roberts
Unknown:
Alex Jones.
Composed Byanthea:
Anthea Gomez
Cello:
Jill Heartfield
Clarinet:
Sally Wyatt.
Director:
Peter Leslie
Voice of the River:
Jane Lapotaire
Richard:
Stephen Tomlin
Charles:
Nick Fletcher
Old Charles:
Jeffery Dench
Elizabeth:
Alison Pettitt
Reynolds:
James Thackwray
Priscilla:
Marian Kemmer
Source: Radio Times

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