Dandelion and Parsnip: Vintage 1920 is a radio play by R.C. Scriven. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 02 August 1971[1].
Plot[]
Autobiographical verse play. Ronald's schoolboy youth, the hardships endured at school, the fond, comic interactions with his aging relatives, and the inspiration to poetry from his english master, Mr. Robb.
Cast[]
- Narrator - Stephen Murray
- Grandmother - Kathleen Helme
- Grandfather - David March
- James Scriven - Edward Kelsey
- Jess - Denise Bryer
- Ronald Scriven - Judy Bennett
- Neville Scriven - Jo Manning Wilson
- Fred - Jean England
- G.B. Newport, M.A. - Edward Kelsey
- Great-Aunt Jin - Margot Boyd
- Great-Aunt Suff - Betty Baskcomb
- Mr Robb - John Rye
- Hugh Miles - Brian Hewlett
- Uncle Harold - Nigel Lambert
- Directed by Charles Lefeaux
Critical Reception[]
References[]
- ↑ Scriven, R.C. The Seasons of the Blind and other radio plays in verse BBC Books London 1974