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News that a plane carrying schoolchildren to England has crashed over the Indian ocean provokes surprising reactions. Stars Olivia Williams and Lloyd Owen.

Dramatisation by Pete Atkin of the new novel by Jane Gardam.

News that a plane carrying schoolchildren to England has crashed over the Indian Ocean provokes surprising reactions.

Eddie ...... Michael York
Betty ...... Olivia Williams
Terry ...... Lloyd Owen
Amy ...... Moira Quirk
Delilah ...... Carolyn Seymour
Albert Ross ...... Jon David Yu
Young Harry ...... Oliver Dillon
Expat ...... Kenneth Danziger
Older Harry ...... Matthew Wolf
Narrator ...... Martin Jarvis

Directed by Rosalind Ayres and Martin Jarvis

A Jarvis and Ayres production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

15 minutes

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  • Tue 22 Sep 2009 19:45
  • Tue 8 Apr 2014 14:00

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