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17 August 1917 - Adeline Lumley

On this day in 1917, Wilfred Owen met Siegfried Sassoon at Craiglockhart, and in Folkestone, Adeline and Victor Lumley see clearly, but in different ways.

Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

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11 minutes

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Thu 17 Aug 201712:04
BBC Radio 4

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Credits

Adeline LumleyHelen Schlesinger
Phyllis MarshallChristine Absalom
Kitty LumleyAmi Metcalf
Victor LumleyJoel MacCormack
Silas MorrowShaun Dooley
Sylvia GrahamJoanna David
WriterKatie Hims
DirectorJessica Dromgoole

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  • Thu 17 Aug 201712:04
    BBC Radio 4

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