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A poem by WB Yeats holds the key to an unexpected love affair for a young British diplomat on his first overseas posting.
Sue Eckstein's dramatisation of her own novel, set in West Africa.
A poem by WB Yeats holds the key to an unexpected love affair for a young British diplomat on his first overseas posting. As Daniel Maddison wanders the street markets of a town in West Africa, he sees a woman he knew five years before when he was a student at Oxford. But when he approaches her, she denies ever knowing him.
Daniel ...... Matthew Pidgeon
Rachel ...... Ruth Gemmell
Kamal ...... Raad Rawi
Alec ...... David Robb
Diana ...... Briony McRoberts
Ibraima ...... Damian Lynch
Patrick ...... Bruce Alexander
Isobel ...... Joanna Monro
Newpin ...... Nigel Hastings.
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- Mon 15 Mar 2010 10:45麻豆社 Radio 4 FM
- Mon 15 Mar 2010 19:45麻豆社 Radio 4
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