 Birdcage Walk

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Hattie Morahan

Carl Prekopp

Helen Dunmore

Sara Davies

Julian Wilkinson

Birdcage Walk by Helen Dunmore: Episode 10

Birdcage Walk

Episode 10

Birdcage Walk by Helen Dunmore

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Lizzie confronts the truth about what actually happened to Diner's first wife.

Lizzie must learn the truth about what actually happened to Diner's first wife. Concluded by Hattie Morahan and Carl Prekopp.

Diner is taking Lizzie to the far side of the Gorge to a secret place. 

It is here she must confront the truth about what actually happened to Diner's first wife... 

Based in Bristol in 1792, Helen Dunmore's novel is set against a backdrop of the French Revolution.

It touches on radical idealism, property speculation, political turmoil and private tragedy...

Concluded by Hattie Morahan and Carl Prekopp

Abridged by Sara Davies.

Producer: Julian Wilkinson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017

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Helen Dunmore's novel is set in Bristol in 1792 as revolution blazes in France.

Helen Dunmore's novel is set in Bristol in 1792 as revolution blazes in France. Abridged by Sara Davies. Read by Hattie Morahan and Carl Prekopp.

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