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The Republicans

George W Bush: A Higher Father

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Entertaining new dramas following the political swings of the Republican Party, through the personal stories of its Presidents.

Closely based on the accounts of those who were there, we imagine the triumphs and disasters which have driven the party's electoral fortunes.

2000. As George W Bush scrapes into the White House, his surprise journey to the Presidency doesn't just follow in his father's footsteps.

According to US Marine Gunnery Sergeant Louella Harkrader - a storyteller with her own peculiar angle - Dubya's political steps have been guided all along by a Higher Father, now exerting His influence on US politics.

Written by Jonathan Myerson

Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting.

George W Bush . . . . . Joseph Balderrama
Sgt. Louella Harkrader. . . . . Melody Grove
Barbara Bush . . . . . Amanda Boxer
Laura Bush . . . . . Debbie Korley
Lee Atwater . . . . . Demetri Goritsas
Dick Cheney . . . . . Kerry Shale
Karl Rove . . . . . Chris Pavlo
Jeb Bush . . . . . Jonny Holden Show less

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