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Sara by Melissa Murray
4 Extra Debut. 1826: Coleridge's daughter Sara is desperate to cure her addiction that so blighted her father’s life. Stars Sophie Thompson.
Sara Coleridge inherited her father's literary ambition and also his addiction to opium. She abandons her husband Henry and their two children, to go and hide in a room in Ilchester. Here, she suffers withdrawal symptoms from the drug and is haunted by her famous father - Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Sara Coleridge .... Sophie Thompson
Coleridge .... Clive Morrison
Henry .... Scott Handy
Judith Wren .... Carolyn Pickles
Doctor .... David Timson
Tom .... David Holt
Mary .... Sarah Paul
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in May 2002
On radio
Tue 12 Aug 2025
15:00
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
Broadcasts
- Tue 12 Aug 2025 15:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 12 Aug 2025 21:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 13 Aug 2025 05:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra