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13 May 1916 - Alexander Gidley

On this day in 1916, the Prime Minister Herbert Asquith visited Mountjoy prison in Dublin, where De Valera refused to shake his hand, and in Staverton, it's Alexander's birthday.

Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

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Fri 13 May 201612:04
BBC Radio 4

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Credits

Alexander GidleyMatthew Beard
Adam WilsonBilly Kennedy
Cora GidleyJoanna Monro
Hector GidleyBrian Protheroe
Isabel GrahamKeely Beresford
Johnnie MarshallPaul Ready
Oswald DyerDean Nolan
Wilfred TruscottStephen Tomlin
WriterSarah Daniels
DirectorJessica Dromgoole

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  • Fri 13 May 201612:04
    BBC Radio 4

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