Why Are We in Afghanistan?
Dickens and his team find themselves in the midst of spies, intrigue and dark goings-on at the Russian Embassy, culminating in a heroic balloon chase across the London skyline.
Series of plays looking at how Charles Dickens, as the head of a daily paper, would have tackled bringing the news to the masses.
By Mike Walker.
Dickens and his team find themselves in the midst of spies, intrigue and dark goings-on at the Russian Embassy, culminating in a heroic balloon chase across the London skyline.
Charles Dickens ...... Dan Stevens
Agnes Paxton ...... Eleanor Howell
Daniel Parker ...... Andrew Buchan
Nadia Durova ...... Rachel Atkins
Alex Burns ...... Dan Starkey
Joseph Paxton ...... John Dougall
Bishop ...... John Rowe
Ivan Vitkovich ...... Chris Pavlo
Directed by Tracey Neale.
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- Mon 14 Jul 2008 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Tue 3 Nov 2009 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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