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Timothy West recalls his 1975 RSC 'Hedda Gabler' tour across Australia and America. The actor reads more letters to his wife.

The actor recalls his 'Hedda Gabler' tour of Australia and the USA in 1975 with the Royal Shakespeare Company .

He also reflects on the Oscars award ceremony for that year,- and finding his son at the airport

Actor Timothy West reads more of the letters he wrote to his actress wife, Prunella Scales, over a period of 30 years while on tour around the UK.

Producer Michael Earley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1995.

15 minutes

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