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Cloudberries by Elaine Feinstein

4 Extra Debut. Alexander Pushkin, the ‘father or Russian literature’, was a rebel and reckless libertine who died for love. Stars Linus Roche.

Alexander Pushkin was the father of Russian literature.

He was the son of a feckless aristocrat and descended from the African slave of Peter the Great.

A rebel, an exile and a reckless libertine, he died in the snow in a duel, defending the good name of his wife...

Starring Linus Roache and Emily Mortimer.

Written by Elaine Feinstein.

Pushkin ... Linus Roache
Natalya .... Emily Mortimer
D'Anthes .... Nicholas Farrell
Van Heeckeren .... Kenneth Cranham

With:

Iwan Thomas
Tessa Worsley

Director: Erin Riley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.

45 minutes

Last on

Wed 9 Jul 202505:00
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  • Wed 9 Jul 202505:00
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