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Hush! Hush! Whisper Who Dares!

An imagined meeting for Winnie-the-Pooh artist Ernest Shepard and grown-up Christopher Robin Milne. Stars Oliver Ford Davies

1969: Ernest Shepard looks forward to a V&A retrospective of his drawings for Winnie-the-Pooh.

But then, in an imagined meeting with the now grown-up Christopher Robin Milne, some painful truths emerge.

Written by Christopher William Hill.

Ernest Shepard ..... Oliver Ford Davies
Norah ..... Kate Fahy
Christopher Milne ..... Simon Treves
Janet Steen ..... Harriet Chandler
Judd Reynolds ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Elliott Graham ..... Ben Crowe
Reporter .... Sean Murray
Customer .... Philippa Stanton

Director: Peter Kavanagh

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2013.

45 minutes

On radio

Next Wednesday 15:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Writer Christopher William Hill
Ernest Shepard Oliver Ford Davies
Norah Kate Fahy
Christopher Milne Simon Treves
Janet Steen Harriet Chandler-Judd
Reynolds Michael Bertenshaw
Ensemble Sean Murray
Ensemble Ben Crowe
Ensemble Philippa Stanton
Director Peter Kavanagh
Producer Peter Kavanagh

Broadcasts

  • Thu 25 Jul 2013 14:15
  • Thu 6 Aug 2015 14:15
  • Wed 3 Feb 2016 11:15
  • Wed 3 Feb 2016 21:15
  • Mon 26 Feb 2018 11:15
  • Mon 26 Feb 2018 21:15
  • Next Wednesday 15:00
  • Next Wednesday 21:00
  • Next Thursday 05:00

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