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Volcano by Peter Wolf

The perilous journey of a mill-owner's wife from Victorian England to climb a volcano in New Zealand. Stars Juliet Stevenson.

Juliet Stevenson stars as Constance Hawke, a mill-owner's wife in Victorian England who embarks on a hazardous journey to climb a volcanic mountain in New Zealand.

Its imminent eruption is a metaphor for her own inner turmoil.

Written by Peter Wolf.

Constance Hawke .... Juliet Stevenson
Egbert Hawke .... Ian Hogg
George Redpath .... Stephen Critchlow
Van Daemon .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Midwinter/Matthew .... Keith Drinkel
Ben Fothergill .... Stephen Thorne
Prudence Fothergill .... Jill Graham
Lipp .... Jonathan Keeble
Charity/Felicity .... Patience Tomlinson
Honour .... Jane Whittenshaw
Temperence .... Alice Arnold

Music composed and performed by Jason Wingate.

Director: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1996.

1 hour

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