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Radio 4,26 Jan 2014,90 mins

Anthony Trollope's The Warden

The Barchester Chronicles

Available for 23 days

The gentle Mr Harding finds his peaceful life disrupted when his would be son-in-law John Bold calls into question the large income he receives as warden of Barchester Alms House. Mr Harding's daughter Eleanor is equally shocked and upset by her suitor's actions. So she sets out to discover why the man she loves wants to injure someone as well respected and loved as her mild mannered father? Another of Anthony Trollope's much-loved satirical stories of provincial life. Set in the fictional town of Barchester and surrounding county of Barsetshire. Mrs Baxter .... Maggie Steed Mr Harding .... Tim Pigott-Smith Bishop Grantly .... Andrew Sachs Eleanor .... Claire Price John Bold .... Bryan Dick Archdeacon Grantly .... Malcolm Sinclair Susan Grantly .... Charlotte Emmerson Mary Bold .... Georgie Fuller Bunce .... Sean Murray Abel Handy .... Nick Brimble Tom Towers .... David Seddon Director: Susan Roberts Producer: Charlotte Riches First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.

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