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2. The Exhumation of Ophelia
Episode 2 of 6
George Cole profiles another extraordinary Victorian in Highgate Cemetery as artist Rossetti exhumes his wife’s body. From 1995.
George Cole reveals another fascinating story of one of six extraordinary Victorians buried in Highgate Cemetery, London.
Scandal erupts as pre-Raphaelite artist Rossetti exhumes the body of his wife, Elizabeth Siddal, to retrieve his poems from her grave.
Written by Emlyn Harris
George Cole is the Sexton.
Other parts played by:
Emlyn Harris
Andrew Melville
Melanie Hudson
Jill Graham
Dan Strauss
Producer: Neil Rosser
A Rewind and IBN co-production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2 - first broadcast in August 1995.
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