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Tull

4 Extra Debut. The remarkable Walter Tull: footballer, First World War hero and the British Army’s first black officer. Stars Paterson Joseph.

The remarkable life of Walter Tull: footballer, First World War hero and the British Army’s first black officer.

Follow his battles against racism from his turbulent time at Tottenham Hotspur and the revival of his career at Northampton Town, through to his army years.

Starring Paterson Joseph and Peter de Jersey.

Dramatist Andy Merriman and historian Rod Wickens' collaborate to tell Tull's story.

Walter Tull .... Paterson Joseph
Edward Tull .... Peter de Jersey
Cissie Tull .... Syan Blake
Alf Hudson .... Trevor Fox
Pendlebury .... Ioan Meredith
Mrs Warnock .... Jenny Lee
Edward as a child .... Tomas Hunt
Walter as a child .... Benjamin Minkah

Director: Pam Fraser Solomon

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.

45 minutes

Last on

Tue 24 Oct 202300:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Broadcasts

  • Mon 23 Oct 202305:00
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  • Mon 23 Oct 202310:00
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  • Mon 23 Oct 202315:00
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  • Tue 24 Oct 202300:00
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