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Afternoon Theatre: Marching Song

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

by John Whiting
with Michael Bryant, Billie Whitelaw, Alan Webb, Nigel Stock and Frances Jeater

The play centres around the enigmatic figure of General Forster who, following his country's defeat, has been imprisoned for seven years. Now he has been released. Why did he lose the war? Should he be subjected to a public trial or, should he, for the sake of the state, agree to kill himself?
(First broadcast in 1974)
(long wave only)

Contributors

Writer:
John Whiting
Director:
Martin Jenkins
Harry Lancaster:
Nigel Stock
Dido Morgen:
Frances Jeater
Matthew Sangosse:
Alan Dudley
Fr Ansel:
Manning Wilson
Catherine de Troyes:
Billie Whitelaw
Rupert Forster:
Michael Bryant
John Cadmus:
Alan Webb
Bruno Hurst:
David Timson
Source: Radio Times

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