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Wilberforce

Political Animals Series 1
Episode 1 of 4

Chief mouser to the Cabinet Office gives a cat's eye view of life at Number 10 under Mrs. Thatcher. With Clive Swift. From 2012.

Wilberforce, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office 1973-1987, reflects on his life with Margaret Thatcher.

Starring Clive Swift.

The first in a series of four scurrilous talks given by well-known, if unreliable, Downing Street cats.

Tony Bagley assists each feline to relate their trials and tribulations under four different Prime Ministers.

Director: Marc Beeby

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in August 2012.

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15 minutes

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Credits

Actor Clive Swift
Director Marc Beeby
Writer Tony Bagley

Broadcasts

  • Wed 15 Aug 2012 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Sun 12 Jan 2014 19:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 17 Jan 2014 07:45
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 17 Jan 2014 22:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 18 Jan 2014 17:45
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Sun 19 Jan 2014 05:45
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 8 May 2015 05:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 25 Apr 2017 23:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 14 Sep 2019 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 17 Jun 2021 22:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 7 Mar 2023 23:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra

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