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15 Minute Drama: Doris Lessing - The Golden Notebook

15 Minute Drama: Doris Lessing - The Golden Notebook: Episode 5

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The Golden Notebook

Episode 5

Doris Lessing - The Golden Notebook

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, Doris Lessing - The Golden Notebook, Episode 5

In need of help, a questioning Tommy arrives at Anna's house uninvited and agitated.

Tommy is questioning his role in life. In need of help, he arrives at Anna's house uninvited and agitated. Stars Susannah Harker and Adam Paulden.

Doris Lessing's twentieth-century classic, dramatised by Sarah Daniels.

Anna is bombarded by her friends' problems as she continues to struggle with her own. Then Tommy takes dramatic action that shocks them all.

Anna ...... Susannah Harker
Molly ...... Fenella Woolgar
Dick ...... Marc Parry
Tommy ...... Adam Paulden
Marion ...... Julia Rounthwaite
Janet ...... Ellie Sager

Directed by Polly Thomas.

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Groundbreaking novel about motherhood, breakdown, marriage and communism.

Doris Lessing's groundbreaking novel about motherhood, breakdown, marriage and communism. Dramatised by Sarah Daniels, starring Susannah Harker.

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