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1. Anne with an ‘E’

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A couple expect to adopt an orphan boy - not an impetuous red-headed girl. Classic adventure starring Barbara Barnes.

Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert have decided to adopt an orphan boy to help them on their farm.

Little do they expect the delivery of an impetuous, red-headed girl named Anne Shirley.

Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic tale of a young girl’s struggles and joys as she settles into a Canadian farming community in the late 19th century.

First published in 1908.

Dramatised in five parts by Marcy Kahan

Anne …. Barbara Barnes
Marilla …. Susan Engel
Matthew …. Sean Baker
Mrs Blewett …. Shirley Dixon
Station Master …. Ioan Meredith
Rachel …. Ann Beach
Mrs Spencer …. Janet Maw

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.

30 minutes

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