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2. The Exhumation of Ophelia

Episode 2 of 6

George Cole profiles another extraordinary Victorian in Highgate Cemetery as artist Rossetti exhumes his wife’s body. From 1995.

George Cole reveals another fascinating story of one of six extraordinary Victorians buried in Highgate Cemetery, London.

Scandal erupts as pre-Raphaelite artist Rossetti exhumes the body of his wife, Elizabeth Siddal, to retrieve his poems from her grave.

Written by Emlyn Harris

George Cole is the Sexton.

Other parts played by:

Emlyn Harris
Andrew Melville
Melanie Hudson
Jill Graham
Dan Strauss

Producer: Neil Rosser

A Rewind and IBN co-production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 - first broadcast in August 1995.

27 minutes

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