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By Andrew McGibbon. English master Dr Henry Pickerskill looks back on his favourite pupils

By Andrew McGibbon. Dr Henry Pickerskill, the now-retired English master of Haunchurst School for boys, looks back on his favourite pupils and their fortunes in the adult world

The Pickerskill Reports: Series 1

The Pickerskill Reports: Series 1: Episode 3: Cadmus Wilcox

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Episode 3: Cadmus Wilcox

Cadmus Wilcox

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Pickerskill Reports, Series 1, Cadmus Wilcox

Retired English master Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a pupil set for Olympic glory.

Retired English master Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a pupil set for Olympic glory. Stars Ian McDiarmid. From September 2009.

A pupil with American diplomat parents is denied access to the senior cadets shooting team by the Colonel because he's not a British citizen - even though he is the only hope the school have of winning the prestigious inter-school's shooting cup. 

But when he visits Haunchurst as an adult with an Olympic medal for shooting with his US team, the Colonel is totally unimpressed. Why?

Dr Henry Pickerskill ...... Ian McDiarmid
Colonel Bradshaw ..... Richard Johnson
A.R.F. Somerset-Stephenson ..... Mike Sarne
Young Cadmus Wilcox ..... Tom Kane
Adult Cadmus Wilcox ..... Dominic Hawksley
Wentworth ..... Louis Williams

Written and Directed by Andrew McGibbon.

Producer: Nick Romero
A Curtains For Radio production for BBC Radio 4.

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