Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

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**** This programme was first suggested as a one-off by Hilary Shaw as part of BBC Radio 4 Extra’s All Request Weekend in March 2026 **** **** We're now delighted to be able to bring you the full six-part series **** A man called Geoffrey remembers his boyhood with two neglectful and oblivious parents. His American mother looked after him just enough to avoid prosecution - and his father who made him a hat out of his pet dog. Darkly comic tale written by Keith Lawes Mr Greenfield ........................................ Timothy West Mrs Greenfield ...................................... Maggie Steed Geoffrey Greenfield (as a man) ...... Jonathan Coy Geoffrey Greenfield (as a boy) ....... Harry Capehorn. Producer Phil Bowker First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997. **** To nominate a programme from the archives that you would like to hear again, please email radio4extra@bbc.co.uk ****