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Absolute Power

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

2/4. The satirical comedy starring Stephen Fry and John Bird as those Machiavellian masters of spin, Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe. When Martin becomes a bestselling author with The Notion of Nation, his scathing attack of Britain under New
Labour, Charles finds himself commissioned by the government to bring his friend down a peg ortwo, a commission he's keen to accept.
Music by Matthew Scott
Producer Dawn Ellis

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen Fry
Unknown:
John Bird
Unknown:
Charles Prentiss
Unknown:
Martin McCabe.
Music By:
Matthew Scott
Producer:
Dawn Ellis
Charles:
Stephen Fry
Martin:
John Bird
Archie:
Alex Lowe
Clive:
Tom George
Lydia Helen:
Atkinson Wood
Giles:
Kim Wall
Presenter:
Rachel Atkins
Claudia:
Jaimi Barbakoff
Source: Radio Times

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