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15 Minute Drama: Writing the Century: The Secret

Scarlett Brookes

Jeany Spark

Madeleine Power

Lucy Hutchinson

Susan Jameson

Nicola Ferguson

Tina Pepler

Sara Davies

Gemma Jenkins

15 Minute Drama: Writing the Century: The Secret: Episode 3: Foundationers

Writing the Century: The Secret

Episode 3

Episode 3: Foundationers

Foundationers

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, Writing the Century: The Secret, Foundationers

Boarding school offers an escape from Muriel's mother's 'wild moods and secrets'.

The series which explores the 20th century through the words of real people. Muriel Howard's account of her Somerset childhood and the secret that defined it adapted by Tina Pepler with Sara Davies.

Boarding school offers an escape from her mother's "wild moods and secrets"

Violinists ..... Sam and Andrew McGregor

Produced and directed by Gemma Jenkins.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Adaptation of Muriel Howard's memoir of her Somerset childhood and keeping secrets.

Muriel Howard's memoir of her Somerset childhood and keeping secrets, adapted by Tina Pepler with Sara Davies

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