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Classic Serial: John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath

Robert Sheehan

Zubin Varla

Michelle Fairley

Steven McNicoll

Finn den Hertog

Melody Grove

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Classic Serial: John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath: Episode 1

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The Grapes of Wrath

Episode 1

John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath

BBC Radio 4 - Classic Serial, John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath, Episode 1

The battles of Ma Joad as her family trek west in 1930s America.

The battles of Ma Joad as her family trek west in 1930s America. Starring BBC Audio Drama Award winner Michelle Fairley.

By John Steinbeck
Dramatised by Donna Franceschild

A Pulitzer Prize winning novel about economic migration and the endurance of the human spirit. 

Set against the backdrop of America's Great Depression and Dust Bowl, a family of farmers from Oklahoma head west in search of work, only to discover thousands like them are also on the move.

Stars Robert Sheehan as Tom, Zubin Varla as Preacher Casy, Michelle Fairley as Ma and Steven McNicol as Pa

Michelle Fairley won Best Actress for her performance at the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2013.   

Director: Kirsty Williams.

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John Steinbeck's Pulitzer-winning novel set in 1930s USA, starring Robert Sheehan

John Steinbeck's Pulitzer-winning novel set in 1930s USA. The story of a family of migrants in search of the promised land. Dramatised by Donna Franceschild, starring Robert Sheehan and Zubin Varla

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