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Donald Cameron learns more about the eccentric English, and surviving a weekend house-party. Leslie Phillips narrates. From 1994.

Donald learns more about the eccentric English, and surviving a weekend house-party.

Retired injured from the Great War, young Donald Cameron is writing a book about the English and their curious habits.

AG Macdonell's classic comic novel, first published in 1933.

Adapted by Bob Sinfield.

Narrated by Leslie Phillips.

Donald Cameron .... Sam Graham
Huggins .... Peter Kelly
Hodge .... Christopher Benjamin
Lady Ormerode .... Denise Coffey
Esmeralda .... Kate Odey
Major-General .... Robin Bailey

Director: Neil Cargill

A Splice of Life production for BBC Radio 2, first broadcast in September 1994.

28 minutes

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