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    Travellers to Unimaginable Lands: Dementia, Carers and the Hidden Workings of the Mind by Dasha Kiper (Omnibus)

    Compassionate case studies into dementia disorders by Dasha Kiper.

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    Inheritance Tracks

    Actress Miriam Margolyes chooses tracks sung by Jeannie Robertson and by Cecilia Bartoli.

As Karen continues to wreak havoc, Henry discovers that revenge is not necessarily sweet. Conclusion of Alan Ayckbourn’s epic two part dark comedy of passion and payback. First performed on stage in Scarborough in 1989, it then transferred to the West End in 1991. Starring Lia Williams and Jon Strickland. Dramatised by Richard Wigmore. Karen Knightly …. Lia Williams Henry Bell …. Jon Strickland Imogen …. Barbara Flynn Oliver Knightly …. Adam Godley Veronica …. Jennifer Piercey Winnie …. Jenny Howe Norma …. Deborah Berlin Colonel Marcus Lipscott …. Jack May Anthony Staxton-Billing …. George Parsons Jeremy Pride …. Derek Waring Daphne Teale …. Tina Gray Mrs Bully …. Kristin Milward Lydia …. Natasha Pyne Eugene Chase …. Ian Masters Director: Gordon House First broadcast on BBC World Service in January 1995.

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