The Switch
By Ali Smith, told in a sequence of songs. The story of George, a young electrician from the north of England who moves with his French wife to Scotland in the 1960s.
By Ali Smith, partly inspired by the romantic film musicals of Jacques Demy and told in a sequence of songs.
Accompanied by his French bride, young English electrician George heads for the Scottish Highlands in the optimistic 1960s to set up in business. Forty years later, their daughter Genevieve remembers her parents and her childhood as she journeys by train from London back to Scotland.
George ...... Nick Farr
Sidonie ...... Lucy Paterson
Genevieve ...... Gabriel Quigley
With James Bryce, Richard Conlon, Monica Gibb, Dougal Lee, Joanna Tope and Anita Vettesse as the Chorus of Townspeople.
Directed by David Jackson Young.
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- Fri 19 Dec 2008 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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