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Sexton's Tales: 2. The Exhumation of Ophelia

2. The Exhumation of Ophelia

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Sexton's Tales, 2. The Exhumation of Ophelia

George Cole reveals why artist Rossetti decided to exhume his wife’s body.

George Cole profiles another extraordinary Victorian in Highgate Cemetery as artist Rossetti exhumes his wife’s body. From 1995.

George Cole reveals another fascinating story of one of six extraordinary Victorians buried in Highgate Cemetery, London.

Scandal erupts as pre-Raphaelite artist Rossetti exhumes the body of his wife, Elizabeth Siddal, to retrieve his poems from her grave.

Written by Emlyn Harris

George Cole is the Sexton. 

Other parts played by:

Emlyn Harris 
Andrew Melville
Melanie Hudson 
Jill Graham
Dan Strauss 

Producer: Neil Rosser

A Rewind and IBN co-production for BBC Radio 2 -  first broadcast in August 1995.

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George Cole with extraordinary stories of Victorians buried in London's Highgate Cemetery.

George Cole reveals the extraordinary stories of Victorians buried in London's Highgate Cemetery.

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