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Nevil Shute 's classic tale of love and war dramatised in six parts by Moya O'Shea.
4: Jean searches for Joe in Australia, and in London Noel has a surprising visitor.
Music Neil Brand
Director David Blount
A Town Like Alice is available on cassette from the BBC Radio Collection

Contributors

Unknown:
Nevil Shute
Unknown:
Moya O'Shea.
Director:
David Blount
Jean Paget:
Becky Hindley
Joe Harman:
Jason Connery
Noel Strachan:
Bernard Hepton
Mat Amin:
Gavin Muir
Lester Robinson:
Ioan Meredith
Al Burns:
Ed Devereaux
Mrs Driver:
Moya O'Shea

Charlie Gillett , a leading authority on post-war music, presents a guide to the career of the "father of soul" who, since his first recording in 1949, has mastered almost every musical genre and influenced artists as diverse as Aretha Franklin ,
Van Morrison and Stevie Wonder.
Gillett plays some of Charles's greatest recordings and tells the story of his turbulent life. Producer Simon Barnett

Contributors

Unknown:
Charlie Gillett
Unknown:
Aretha Franklin
Unknown:
Van Morrison
Unknown:
Stevie Wonder.
Producer:
Simon Barnett

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