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23-27 February 1915

Lunatic asylums are being commandeered by the government for use as military hospitals, and Robert's careful equilibrium is shaken.

Lunatic asylums were being commandeered by the government for use as military hospitals and Robert's careful equilibrium is shaken.

Written by Melissa Murray
Story-led by Shaun McKenna
Consultant Historian: Professor Maggie Andrews
Music: Matthew Strachan
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Directed and produced by Lucy Collingwood
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

1 hour

Last on

Tue 19 May 201503:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Paddy BlackshieldsChris Garner
Duncan ChadwickMark Stobbart
Edie ChadwickKathryn Beaumont
Fraser ChadwickEdmund Wiseman
Alan LowtherDavid Seddon
Gladys LowtherElaine Claxton
Kitty LumleyAmi Metcalf
Robert LyleDeka Walmsley
Joyce LyleTracy Whitwell
Luke LyleRichard Riddell
Adeline MarshallAnastasia Hille
Geoffrey MarshallDominic Mafham
Phyllis MarshallChristine Absalom
Johnnie MarshallPaul Ready
Esther O'LearyAmy Cameron
Hannah O'LearyBessy Walmsley
Violet O'LearyJacqueline Phillips
Arnold ReynoldsNeil Grainger
Kenny StokoeDean Logan
Dr StrathamSam Dale
Lewis TullyGerard McDermott
Marion WardleLaura Elphinstone
Davy WardleStephen O'Raullian
Clara WedgerAmaka Okafor
Andrew WilliamsNeil Grainger
Yevgeny ZamyatinSimon Scardifield
BethHannah Wood
TelegramShaun Mason
WorkmanGerard McDermott
MarthaChelsea Halfpenny
ClydeTom Mannion
LandlordNeil Grainger
ManSimon Harrison
WriterMelissa Murray
DirectorLucy Collingwood

Broadcasts

  • Fri 27 Feb 201521:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 18 May 201510:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 18 May 201515:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 19 May 201503:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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