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Woman's Hour Drama: Writing the Century 15: A Desolate Bravery

15 Minute Drama: Writing the Century 15: A Desolate Bravery: Episode 3

Writing the Century 15: A Desolate Bravery

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David Rowlands joins soldiers crossing Serb lines to collect displaced Muslims.

Lavinia Murray's drama inspired by the diaries of military artist David Rowlands. David joins soldiers travelling across Serb lines to collect Muslims displaced from their homes.

The series which explores the 20th century through the diaries and correspondence of real people, returns with "A Desolate Bravery" by Lavinia Murray. The drama is inspired by the diaries of military artist David Rowlands who spent time in Bosnia during the civil war in 1993 with the UN Peacekeeping Forces.

David Rowlands joins the soldiers as they travel across Serb lines to collect Muslims displaced from their homes and aid their safe passage to the Muslim enclave of Travnik.

David Rowlands.....Shaun Dooley
Major Bryan Watters.....Stephen Hudson
Major John Cusick.....Kieran Cunningham
Refugee Exchange Commission worker.....Hamilton Birstock

Original music by Nicolai Abrahamsen

Directed by Nadia Molinari.

15 Minute Drama: Writing the Century 15: A Desolate Bravery

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Lavinia Murray's drama inspired by the diaries of military artist David Rowlands

Lavinia Murray's drama inspired by the diaries of military artist David Rowlands, who spent time in Bosnia during the civil war in 1993

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