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1. A Romp Through Great Britain

A boisterous satire of 18th century life. Squire Bramble and family embark on a tour of Great Britain. Starring Nigel Anthony.

Squire Bramble and family embark on a whistle-stop tour of Great Britain.

They encounter adventure, mayhem... and the enigmatic Humphry Clinker.

Tobias Smollett's uproarious 18th century novel, celebrating and satirising British life and its eccentricities

Starring Nigel Anthony and Stuart McLoughlin.

Dramatised in three parts by Yvonne Antrobus.

Mathew Bramble ...... Nigel Anthony
Tabitha Bramble ...... Marcia Warren
Lydia Melford ...... Helen Longworth
Jery Melford ...... Dan Starkey
Winifred Jenkins ...... Joanna Page
Humphry Clinker ...... Stuart McLoughlin
Sir Ulic Mackilligut ...... Sam Dale
John Thomas ...... Ben Crowe
Barton ...... Nyasha Hatendi
Lord Newcastle ...... John Rowe

Other parts played by:

Stephen Critchlow
Liz Sutherland
Chris Pavlo

Mandolin played by Stuart McLoughlin.

Director: Marc Beeby

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in August 2008.

1 hour

Last on

Tue 19 Dec 2023 00:00

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