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The Bloomsbury Christening

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 大象传媒 Radio 4 in September 1998.

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30 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Sat 13 Mar 2010 09:00
  • Sat 13 Mar 2010 19:00
  • Sun 14 Mar 2010 05:00
  • Sat 6 Nov 2010 05:30
  • Sat 6 Nov 2010 17:30
  • Sun 7 Nov 2010 04:30
  • Fri 12 Nov 2010 14:30
  • Mon 20 Jun 2016 07:00
  • Mon 20 Jun 2016 17:00
  • Tue 21 Jun 2016 05:00
  • Fri 23 Jun 2023 08:30
  • Fri 23 Jun 2023 13:30
  • Fri 23 Jun 2023 18:30
  • Sat 24 Jun 2023 04:30