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Key Figures: 1: The Unquiet Heart: Dorothy Wordsworth (1771-1855)

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Four programmes devoted to those who recognised and nourished the genius of others and made their life-work possible.

Narrated by Dinah Sheridan
with Julia Lang as Dorothy Wordsworth, Christopher Scoular as William Wordsworth, David Horovitch as Coleridge and Malcolm Gerard as De Quincey.

For most of their lives William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy were inseparable companions. They loved each other deeply and she was a constant source of inspiration to him. But she was also his sternest critic. This programme traces their lives together through his poems and her letters.

Contributors

Producer:
Christopher Venning
Narrator:
Dinah Sheridan
Dorothy Wordsworth:
Julia Lang
William Wordsworth:
Christopher Scoular
Coleridge:
David Horovitch
De quincey:
Malcolm Gerard
Source: Radio Times

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