Eldorado West One | 1: Sir Galahad Arrives
Based on The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon
A series of seven half-hour plavs by the West Indian writer who has adapted them for radio from his book The Lonely Londoners. They tell of the progress, and lack of it, of a Trinidadian, Moses Aloetta, who after living in London for many years, decides he wants to go home again to the sun.
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Content
- Type: Adaptation
- Channel: BBC Radio 4
- Duration: 28'53''
- Broadcast date: 1969
Usage
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Literary Resource
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