Pygmalion

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Alistair McGowan

Morgana Robinson

Al Murray

Hugh Fraser

Sian Phillips

Charlotte Page

Georgie Glen

Maeve Bluebell Wells

Tom Forrister

David Sturzaker

John Dougall

Sarah Ridgeway

David Sterne

Emma Harding

George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw - Pygmalion: 1. The Experiment Begins

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1. The Experiment Begins

George Bernard Shaw - Pygmalion

BBC Radio 4 - George Bernard Shaw - Pygmalion, 1. The Experiment Begins

Alistair McGowan, Morgana Robinson and Al Murray star in Shaw's tale of transformation.

A cockney flower girl is trained by a professor of phonetics to pass as a duchess. Stars Alistair McGowan and Morgana Robinson.

Professor of phonetics Henry Higgins, makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can pass a young cockney flower girl off as a duchess in high society.

Starring Alistair McGowan, Morgana Robinson, Sian Phillips and Al Murray

George Bernard Shaw's classic tale of Eliza Doolittle.

Henry Higgins    ......    Alistair McGowan
Eliza Doolittle    ......    Morgana Robinson
Alfred Doolittle    ......    Al Murray
Colonel Pickering    ......    Hugh Fraser
Mrs Higgins    ......    Siân Phillips
Mrs Pearce    ......    Charlotte Page
Maid    ......    Charlotte Page
Mrs Eynsford-Hill    ......    Georgie Glen
Clara Eynsford-Hill    ......    Maeve Bluebell Wells
Freddy Eynsford-Hill    ......    Tom Forrister
Nepommuck    ......    David Sturzaker
Ambassador    ......    John Dougall
Ambassador's Wife    ......    Sarah Ridgeway
Bystander    ......    David Sterne

Director:  Emma Harding

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2017.

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George Bernard Shaw's classic tale of the Cockney flower girl trained to pass as a duchess

George Bernard Shaw's classic tale of Eliza Doolittle, the Cockney flower girl trained to pass as a duchess.

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