The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

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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: 26 September 1799

Series 2

26 September 1799

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere, Series 2, 26 September 1799

Dorothy is perturbed by de Quinine and Sir Walter Spott arrives.

Dorothy is perturbed by de Quinine and Sir Walter Spott arrives. Lakeland poets parody with Miriam Margolyes. From May 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

Dorothy is perturbed by de Quinine's enthusiasm. Stinking Iris is in an interesting condition. 

There is a reconciliation. And Sir Walter Spott is expected...

William Wordsmith ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Dorothy Wordsmith ...... Denise Coffey
Samuel Tailor Cholericke ...... Simon Callow
Thomas de Quinine ...... Nickolas Grace
Stinking Iris ...... Miriam Margolyes
The Leechpedlar ...... Chris Emmett
Sir Walter Spott ...... Bill Paterson

Music by Stephen Oliver and performed by Cantabile.

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 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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