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Field Notes: The Peregrinations of a Most Musical Irishman

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

1832. The incorrigible Irish composer John Field leaves his Moscow home to begin a tour of Europe, along with the son he barely knows. Alistair McGowan stars in his own drama. Show more

Contributors

John Field:
Alistair McGowan
Male Nurse:
Alistair McGowan
Mlle Charpentier:
Charlotte Page
Countess Shumova:
Charlotte Page
Italian Doctor:
Ewan Bailey
Percherette:
Scarlett Brookes
Count Shumov:
Brian Protheroe
Highwayman 1:
Brian Protheroe
Polish Concert Promoter:
Rafael Ferenc
Grace Field:
Susan Jameson
Clementi:
Sean Baker
Mister Rikov:
Sean Baker
Highwayman 2:
Sargon Yelda
French Theatre Manager:
Sargon Yelda
Madame Rikov:
Adie Allen
Concert Promoter:
Nick Underwood
Director:
Emma Harding

Genres

BBC Radio 4 LW

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