Jane Beeson - The Discourse of Two Once-Young Women
Three old friends from schooldays during the war plan to meet up. But why are the two women feeling nervous? Stars Lynn Farleigh, Oliver Ford Davies and Eleanor Bron.
The Discourse of Two Once-Young Women
By Jane Beeson.
Three old friends from schooldays during the war plan to meet up. Why are the two women so nervous, and what can have changed so radically? Their male friend acts as a conduit but the circumstance of their meeting is something none of them could have anticipated.
Daisy ...... Lynn Farleigh
Gerald ...... Oliver Ford Davies
Ida ...... Eleanor Bron
Matt ...... Geoffrey Beevers
Mother ...... Ella Smith
Young Daisy ...... Anna Lanyon
Young Ida ...... Tessa Montague
Boy ...... John Cummins
Directed by Cherry Cookson.
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Fri 10 Aug 200714:15BBC Radio 4 FM- Fri 12 Dec 201411:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
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