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Drama on 4

Samuel Johnson - Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 24^th May 2015, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 9^th Sep 2019, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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4 Extra Debut. Rasselas and companions follow a quest for happiness to Cairo, encountering Arab Spring revolutionaries. Stars Ashley Zhangazha. Show more

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Samuel Johnson:: Jeff Rawle
Arthur Murphy:: Kevin Trainor
Princess Nekayah:: Cynthia Erivo
Prince Rasselas:: Ashley Zhangazha
Imlac:: Lucian Msamati
Aeronaut:: Richard Cordery
Pekuah:: Adjoa Andoh
AJ:: Gabriel Mokake
Ahmed:: Amir El-Masry
Mohammed:: Zubin Varla
Intelligence Man:: Zubin Varla
Author:: Samuel Johnson
Director:: Amber Barnfather
Producer:: Amber Barnfather

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Source: BBC Online

Saturday Drama

Mike Walker - Spitfire!

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 11^th Sep 2010, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 13^th Jul 2015, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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4 Extra Debut. Moving drama about the famous fighter plane, with Battle of Britain veteran Geoffrey Wellum's recollections. Stars Samuel West. Show more

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Pirate:: Rory Kinnear
Ted:: Joe Coen
RJ Mitchell:: Samuel West
Tony:: Samuel Barnett
Stanley Baldwin:: David Horovitch
Air Marshal Dowding:: David Troughton
Squadron Commander:: Stephen Critchlow
Newsreel Announcer:: Ben Crowe
Sammy:: Lucas Motion
Alice:: Abigail Thaw
Daphne:: Ruth Wilson
Writer:: Mike Walker
Director:: Amber Barnfather
Producer:: Amber Barnfather

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