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Young Coleridge

Greta Hall, Keswick: 16th September 1803. The poet reflects on his personal and professional setbacks. Stars Tom Wilkinson.

The events of one day in the life of poet and philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

The date: 16th September 1803.

The place: Greta Hall in Keswick.

He finds himself reflecting on both professional and personal disappointments of recent years.

He tries to make sense of his world: his opiate addiction, failure in love, his poetry and dreams of a utopian community.

Starring Tom Wilkinson.

Historical drama written by Martyn Wade.

Coleridge …… Tom Wilkinson
Sara …… Jennie Stoller
Southey …… Gary Bond
Hazlitt …… Christopher Good
Edith Southey …… Narissa Knights
Mary Lovell …… Moir Leslie
Asra …… Amanda Murray
Hartley …… Elizabeth Lindsay
Mrs Fricker …… Ellen McIntosh
Prostitute …… Elizabeth Rider
Schoolmaster …… Brian Smith
Young Man …… Christopher Douglas

Director: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1984.

1 hour, 30 minutes

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