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1. Opal Whiteley
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4 Extra Debut. George Cole profiles more extraordinary Victorians buried in Highgate, starting with a nature-loving writer. From 1996.
George Cole reveals the stories of six more extraordinary Victorians buried in London's Highgate Cemetery.
At the age of six, deep in the forest of her native Oregon, Opal began to write the diary of her childhood in a strange phonetic language.
The book became a best seller.
Written by Emlyn Harris.
George Cole is the Sexton
Other parts played by:
Emlyn Harris
Melanie Hudson
Jill Graham
Dan Strauss
Roger May
Dan Strauss
Producer: Neil Rosser
A Rewind and IBN co-production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2 - first broadcast in October 1996.
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