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18. Return

Episode 18 of 20

A keen William Dobbin returns from India to visit a frosty Amelia. Narrated by Stephen Fry. Stars Katy Cavanagh and Tom Smith.

A keen William Dobbin returns from India to visit a frosty Amelia.

Stephen Fry narrates one of the greatest comic novels of the Victorian period.

Written by William Makepeace Thackeray.

Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.

Amelia …. Katy Cavanagh
Jos Sedley .... Toby Jones
Polly, the maid …. Joanna McCallum
William Dobbin .... Tom Smith
Mr Sedley …. Ian Masters

Director Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2004.

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15 minutes

Last on

Thu 10 Apr 2025 03:45
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