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Lives and Politics

Archive on 4 Two remarkable archives, 80 years apart, throw light on what makes a politician tick.

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The Lamp

Duration:
45 minutes
First broadcast:
Wednesday 14 December 2011

In a remote Scottish library, a farmer's widow and a visiting Kenyan librarian bond unexpectedly over a shared love of books.

Written by Linda Cracknell and recorded on location at Innerpeffray Library in Perthshire, a museum celebrating Scotland's first public lending library.

Cast:
Elspeth ..... ELLIE HADDINGTON
Simon ..... FRASER JAMES
David ..... RALPH RIACH

Directed by Eilidh McCreadie.

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