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Hush! Hush! Whisper Who Dares!

An imagined meeting for Winnie-the-Pooh artist Ernest Shepard and grown-up Christopher Robin Milne. Stars Oliver Ford Davies

1969: Ernest Shepard looks forward to a V&A retrospective of his drawings for Winnie-the-Pooh.

But then, in an imagined meeting with the now grown-up Christopher Robin Milne, some painful truths emerge.

Written by Christopher William Hill.

Ernest Shepard ..... Oliver Ford Davies
Norah ..... Kate Fahy
Christopher Milne ..... Simon Treves
Janet Steen ..... Harriet Chandler
Judd Reynolds ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Elliott Graham ..... Ben Crowe
Reporter .... Sean Murray
Customer .... Philippa Stanton

Director: Peter Kavanagh

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2013.

45 minutes

On radio

Wed 14 Oct 202615:00

Credits

RoleContributor
WriterChristopher William Hill
Ernest ShepardOliver Ford Davies
NorahKate Fahy
Christopher MilneSimon Treves
Janet SteenHarriet Chandler-Judd
ReynoldsMichael Bertenshaw
EnsembleSean Murray
EnsembleBen Crowe
EnsemblePhilippa Stanton
DirectorPeter Kavanagh
ProducerPeter Kavanagh

Broadcasts

  • Thu 25 Jul 201314:15
  • Thu 6 Aug 201514:15
  • Wed 3 Feb 201611:15
  • Wed 3 Feb 201621:15
  • Mon 26 Feb 201811:15
  • Mon 26 Feb 201821:15
  • Wed 14 Oct 202615:00
  • Wed 14 Oct 202621:00
  • Thu 15 Oct 202605:00

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