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May There Always Be Sunshine
1968. Two Manchester teenagers travel to a Soviet pioneer camp for a week of sun, sea and international solidarity, but will their political summer be too hot to handle?
Set in August 1968, against a backdrop of worldwide popular protest, Simon and Bruce - two 16 year-old teenagers from Manchester - travel to the fabled Soviet Pioneer Camp of Artek in Russia. They're off for a week of sun, sea and international solidarity, but will their political summer be too hot to handle?
MAY THERE ALWAYS BE SUNSHINE
by Alan Pollock
Producer/Director: David Ian Neville.
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Tue 8 Aug 201714:15
BBC Radio 4
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Simon | James Anthony Pearson |
| Anna | Vasso Georgiadou |
| Bruce | Stewart Campbell |
| Arkady | Iain Robertson |
| Jerry | Iain Robertson |
| Eva | Belle Jones |
| Margaret | Belle Jones |
| Gennady | Samuel Jameson |
| Astronaut | Sharon Mackenzie |
| Guide | Sharon Mackenzie |
| Newsreader | Sharon Mackenzie |
| Director | David Neville |
| Producer | David Neville |
| Writer | Alan Pollock |
Broadcasts
- Mon 7 Sep 201514:15BBC Radio 4
- Tue 8 Aug 201714:15BBC Radio 4
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