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13-17 November 1917 (Season 12 start)

The first omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, in Tynemouth, when the Finnish Parliament declared its independence from Russia. From November 2017.

The first omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in Tynemouth, in the week, in 1917, when the Finnish Parliament declared their independence from Russia.

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole

Story-led by Shaun McKenna
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.

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58 minutes

Last on

Thu 22 Feb 201803:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Phyllis MarshallChristine Absalom
Edie ChadwickKathryn Beaumont
Gladys LynchElaine Claxton
Dougie BaxterKris Deedigan
Gussie MarshallGrace Doherty
Marion WardleLaura Elphinstone
Lester ReedTrevor Fox
Sarah IllingworthNaomi Frederick
Iris ReedCharlie Hardwick
Cressida MarshallIsabella Inchbald
Beatrice MarshallEviee Lavery
Kenny StokoeDean Logan
DanCaolan McCarthy
Stanley HobbsDavid Nellist
Johnnie MarshallPaul Ready
Matthew AshDavid Reakes
Maud DrummondVineeta Rishi
Adeline LumleyHelen Schlesinger
Ethel ManningSophie Scott
Alan LowtherDavid Seddon
Duncan ChadwickMark Stobbart
WaiterBarnaby Taylor
Joyce LyleTracy Whitwell
Fraser ChadwickEdmund Wiseman
Matilda JamesHannah Wood
WriterSebastian Baczkiewicz
DirectorJessica Dromgoole

Broadcasts

  • Fri 17 Nov 201721:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Wed 21 Feb 201810:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 21 Feb 201815:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 22 Feb 201803:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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