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11-15 September 1917
The seventh omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when Kerensky's provisional government proclaimed a Russian republic.
The seventh omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when Kerensky's provisional government proclaimed a Russian republic following Kornilov's failed coup.
Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Story led by Katie Hims
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
Last on
Fri 10 Nov 201703:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Ulysses Pilchard | Khalid Abdalla |
| Esme Macknade | Katie Angelou |
| Norman Harris | Sean Baker |
| Gabriel Graham | Michael Bertenshaw |
| Dr Howard Argent | Gunnar Cauthery |
| Alice Macknade | Claire Louise Cordwell |
| Bill Macknade | Ben Crowe |
| Oscar Hendrickx | Pierre Elliott |
| Albert Wilson | Jamie Foreman |
| Jessie Moore | Lucy Hutchinson |
| Adam Wilson | Billy Kennedy |
| Victor Lumley | Joel MacCormack |
| Kitty Lumley | Ami Metcalf |
| Olive Hargreaves | Rhiannon Neads |
| Horace Woods | Luke Newberry |
| Kathy Marx | Sarah Ridgeway |
| Eleanor Tanney | Sarah Ridgeway |
| Marieke Argent | Olivia Ross |
| Florrie Wilson | Claire Rushbrook |
| Dennis Monk | Sam Swann |
| Ivy Layton | Lizzy Watts |
| Writer | Sebastian Baczkiewicz |
| Director | Jessica Dromgoole |
Broadcasts
- Fri 15 Sep 201721:00BBC Radio 4
- Thu 9 Nov 201710:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 9 Nov 201715:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 10 Nov 201703:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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