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    Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth

    Faithful castle retainer Old Thady recalls his service to the wistful Sir Condy.

  • 19:45 - 20:00
    Ladies of Letters

    After falling-out with Vera, Irene's off to Australia.

Jen is driven to compete with Stuart in the parenting stakes. Cue the most fun (and educational) sleepover an 11 year old could wish for. In theory. In the meantime, Maggie would really prefer it if her houseguests would put things back in the correct drawer, and stop leaving teabags in the sink. Comedy series by Katherine Jakeways about four generations of women trying to live under one roof. Hetty ...... Sheila Hancock Maggie ...... Lesley Manville Jen ...... Sinead Matthews Emily ...... Lucy Hutchinson David ...... Denis Lill Stu ...... Chris Pavlo Pat ...... Katherine Jakeways Mrs Bell ...... Amelia Lowdell Freya ...... Zoe Castle Lucy ...... Hollie Burgess Announcement ...... George Watkins Script editor: Richard Turner Producer: Alexandra Smith A BBC Radio Comedy production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2015.

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