Alick Rowe Spin A Loving Thread

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Spin a Loving Thread by Alick Rowe 'Ah hello! Like my name's Andy Nairn. From the College. I mean could you come down to the door, please? Ah. Hello. Mrs Deans? ‘ An adolescent boy. in 'taking on' Mrs Deans as part of a scheme to help old people, comes under a considerable influence. Produced and directed by Richard Wortley   Andy: Steven Pacey Mrs Deans: Betty Hardy Boyo: Douglas Blackwell Mrs Nairn: Diana Bishop Mr Nairn: Willam Eedle Willy: Peter Craze Tom: John Rowe Deb: Glynis Brooks Invigilator: Malcolm Reid Garden: Ian Hoare Rackets: Nicholas Camara Sexton: Andrew Jobins Larkin: Marek Kleiber Many books have been written about the horror of boys’ public schools. Comparatively few, however, venture beyond the staff-room door to examine the suffering of masters as well as pupils. Of those that do, there is probably none that captures the wretchedness of their cloistered life more vividly than Mr Perrin and Mr Traill. Based in part on his own experiences as a boarder at King’s School, Canterbury, Walpole reflected that this was "probably the truest" of all his novels. The Monday Play: Mon 16th Aug 1976, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM Saturday-Night Theatre First broadcast: Sat 24th Feb 1979, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.