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Paralleling Emily Bronte's life at Haworth by reconstructing her fantasy world.

Paralleling Emily Bronte's Haworth life with reconstructing her fantasy world which led to Wuthering Heights. Stars Diana Quick.


Novelist Emily Bronte's life at Haworth is paralleled with a dramatic reconstruction of Gondal.

This is her epic fantasy world set on a Pacific island from which the ideas for 'Wuthering Heights' evolved.

Starring Diana Quick and Janet Maw.  

Written by Martyn Wade.

Augusta .... Diana Quick
Emily .... Janet Maw
Fernando .... Nathaniel Parker
Lord Eldred .... John Rowe
Alfred .... Clive Francis
Tabitha .... Linda Polan
Angelica .... Moir Leslie
Alexander/Douglas .... David Thorpe
Parry/Julius .... Keith Drinkel
Young Emily .... Annabel Lanyon
Gerald .... Eric Allan
Young Charlotte/ Young Augusta .... Bernadette Windsor
Young Branwell .... Jill Lidstone

Other parts by: 

John Webb
Jillie Meers
Siriol Jenkins
Melanie Hudson

Music specially composed by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. 

Director: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.

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