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The Bloomsbury Christening

Charles Dickens Sketches by Boz - Series 1
Episode 2 of 5

The arrival of a bouncing boy is good news indeed, but not for miserable bachelor Nicodemus Dumps. Stars Nicholas Farrell.

The arrival of a bouncing boy is good news indeed, but not for miserable bachelor Nicodemus Dumps.

From a collection of comic tales by Charles Dickens.

Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.

Voice of Boz ........ Nicholas Farrell
Nicodemus Dumps ........ Geoffrey Whitehead
Charles Kitterbell ........ Charlie Simpson
Jemima Kitterbell ........ Alison Reid
Sparkins ........ Robert Harper
Emily ........ Elaine Pyke

Other parts played by the cast.

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.

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30 minutes

Last on

Sat 24 Jun 2023 04:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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