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5. A House in Chawton

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Journalist Bee has arranged a university place for May, but then her husband Ali's Jordanian visa is refused. With Souad Faress.

May's name has appeared on a terrorist death list. She and her husband Ali are desperate to escape from Iraq.

Bee, a British journalist, has managed to arrange a university place for May, but to get to Britain they must first get to Jordan. At the last moment Ali's Jordanian visa is refused.

May resolves to go by herself to Jordan and sort out the problem.

The story of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ journalist Bee Rowlatt's email friendship with Iraq-based academic, May Witwit.

Dramatised by John Fletcher.

May ...... Souad Faress
Bee ...... Fenella Woolgar
Ali ...... Zubin Varla
Justin ...... Stephen Hogan
Eva/Ayasha ...... Deeivya Meir
Militia Man/Official/Minister ...... Peter Polycarpou
Newsnight director ...... Jonathan Forbes
Lawyer/Octavia ...... Elaine Claxton

Director: Peter Kavanagh

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in September 2011

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  • Fri 2 Sep 2011 10:45
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  • Fri 13 May 2016 14:30
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  • Fri 13 Jan 2023 17:15
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  • Sat 14 Jan 2023 03:15
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