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Radio 4 Extra,04 Jan 2026,70 mins

Ladies of Letters (Omnibus)

Ladies of Letters

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After meeting at a wedding, Irene and Vera begin a loving, if testy, friendship by letter. Starring Prunella Scales as Irene and Patricia Routledge as Vera. The very first series of the up-and-down relationship between two mature ladies shared via their barbed correspondence. Written by Lou Wakefield and Carole Hayman. Based on their book, first published in 1991. Omnibus of six parts abridged by Kati Nicholl. Producer: David Roper A Heavy Entertainment production, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997.

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