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13. Tactics

Episode 13 of 20

Becky and Rawdon make a tactical visit to relatives, and Becky finds a new companion. With Stephen Fry and Emma Fielding.

Becky and Rawdon make a tactical visit to see some relatives - and Becky finds a new companion.

Stephen Fry narrates one of the greatest comic novels of the Victorian period.

Written by William Makepeace Thackeray

Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt

Becky Sharp .... Emma Fielding
Lady Jane …. Jemma Churchill
Miss Briggs .... Kate Buffery
Rawdon Crawley …. Ray Coulthard
Pitt .... Jon Glover
Lord Steyne …. David Calder
with Stephen Fry as the narrator

Director Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2004.

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15 minutes

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Thu 3 Apr 2025 03:45
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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