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Afternoon Play: Under the Loofah Tree

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

A new production to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of Giles Cooper , one of radio's most original and imaginative dramatists. In this play, first broadcast in 1958, a man is having a bath. Every imaginative device is used to expose his life, his aspirations and his will to survive. Introduced by dramatist Michael Bakewell.
Producer/Director Martin Jenkins

Contributors

Unknown:
Giles Cooper
Dramatist:
Michael Bakewell.
Director:
Martin Jenkins
Edward:
Michael Maloney
Muriel:
Jenny Funnell
Rory:
Thomas Helm
Compere:
Sam Kelly
Judkin:
Sam Kelly
Traveller:
Bernard Cribblns
Sgt:
Bernard Cribbins
Head:
Ian Masters
Father:
Ian Masters
Mother:
Sandy Walsh
Source: Radio Times

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