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Michael Bakewell - Motor Flight

4 Extra Debut. 1907. American writers Edith Wharton and Henry James take a car journey across France. Stars Joss Ackland and Gayle Hunnicutt. From May 1998.

In 1907, American writers Edith Wharton and Henry James made a journey through France in a Panhard car with two small dogs, Edith's husband and a chauffeur named Cook.

Michael Bakewell presents an account of their stately progress and of the friendship of the two remarkable authors, who observe the landscape and each other with wry humour.

Starring Joss Ackland as Henry James and Gayle Hunnicutt as Edith Wharton.

Producer: Julian Wilkinson

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 1998.

45 minutes

Last on

Wed 28 Feb 2018 21:15
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra

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  • Wed 28 Feb 2018 11:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 28 Feb 2018 21:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra