The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

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BBC Radio 7

The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere

Comedy: Spoof

Sue Limb's parody of the lives of the Romantic poets

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The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere: Series 2: 6th May 1800

Series 2

6th May 1800

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere, Series 2, 6th May 1800

With the babies set to arrive, a visitor surprises Cholericke.

With the babies set to arrive, a visitor surprises Cholericke. Lakeland poets parody with Geoffrey Whitehead. From June 1987.

An Everyday Story of Towering Genius.

Sue Limb's soap opera, set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century. 

Cholericke gets a surprise visitor while Dorothy tries to manage as the household descends into chaos...

William Wordsmith …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Dorothy Wordsmith …. Denise Coffey
Samuel Tailor Cholericke …. Simon Callow
Stinking Iris …. Miriam Margolyes
Sara Cholericke …. Angela Pleasence
Thomas de Quinine …. Nickolas Grace

Music by Stephen Oliver and performed by Cantabile.

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1987.

The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere: Series 2

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Spoof drama about the Romantic poets written by Sue Limb

Spoof drama about the Romantic poets written by Sue Limb, starring Geoffrey Whitehead as William and Denise Coffey as Dorothy

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