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A Time To Dance

1518. Strasbourg. Terrifying and mysterious plague strikes. Many dead. 2011. London. Is it happening again?

In July 1518 a terrifying and mysterious plague struck the medieval city of Strasbourg. By the time the epidemic subsided, heat and exhaustion had claimed many lives, leaving thousands bewildered and bereaved.

The South Bank, London. 2011. Is it happening again?

By Julian Simpson. Based on an original idea by Anita Sullivan.

Producer: Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.

45 minutes

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Fri 27 Jun 201414:15
BBC Radio 4

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Credits

ActorRobin Lustig
ActorJim Libby
ActorJana Carpenter
ActorTom Salinsky
ActorDeborah Frances White
ActorMatt Banister
ActorJessica Pidsley
ActorJessica Regan
ProducerKaren Rose
WriterJulian Simpson

Broadcasts

  • Mon 10 Oct 201114:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 27 Jun 201414:15
    BBC Radio 4

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