Listening to the Dead

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Michelle Terry

Will Featherstone

Will Howard

Harry Jardine

Joel MacCormack

Georgie Fuller

John Norton

Sean Murray

Priyanga Burford

Sabina Arthur

Carolyn Pickles

Ami Metcalf

Jessica Dromgoole

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Katie Hims - Listening to the Dead: 2. Four Sons

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2. Four Sons

Katie Hims - Listening to the Dead

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1914. Clara Tully, a baker's wife, knows the war won't be over by Christmas.

It's 1914 and Clara, a baker's wife and mother to four sons, knows the war won't be over by Christmas. Starring Michelle Terry.

It's 1914, and Clara Tully, a Leeds baker's wife and the proud mother of four beautiful boys, knows the war won't be over by Christmas. And she knows a much darker secret besides.

Clara …. Michelle Terry
Eloise …. Georgie Fuller
Charlie …. Harry Jardine
Robin …. Joel MacCormick
George …. John Norton
Customer …. Priyanga Burford
Customer …. Sabina Arthur
Customer …. Carolyn Pickle
Lloyd George …. Sean Murray
Finley …. Will Featherstone
Joe …. Will Howard

Written by Katie Hims. 

Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2013.

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By Katie Hims. Story of five generations, exploring the ties and quirks that bind families

By Katie Hims. The story of five generations of a family whose members can and cannot hear the dead, exploring the ties, stories and quirks that bind families

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