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Mightier Than The Sword

Radio comedy
BBC Radio 3
1996
5 episodes (1 series)

John Sessions and John Bird present a spoof arts magazine examining literary figures of the past and assessing their relevance to today's society. Also features Rebecca Front, Peter Serafinowicz and Jacqueline Ashman.

All cast & crew

Cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Jacqueline Ashman	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Thomas Hardy Series 1, Episode 2 - Virginia Woolf Series 1, Episode 5 - D. H. Lawrence	3
John Bird	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Virginia Woolf Series 1, Episode 3 - Samuel Beckett Series 1, Episode 4 - Shakespeare Series 1, Episode 5 - D. H. Lawrence	4
Rebecca Front	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Virginia Woolf Series 1, Episode 3 - Samuel Beckett Series 1, Episode 4 - Shakespeare Series 1, Episode 5 - D. H. Lawrence	4
Peter Serafinowicz	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - Samuel Beckett Series 1, Episode 4 - Shakespeare Series 1, Episode 5 - D. H. Lawrence	3
John Sessions	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Thomas Hardy Series 1, Episode 2 - Virginia Woolf Series 1, Episode 3 - Samuel Beckett Series 1, Episode 4 - Shakespeare Series 1, Episode 5 - D. H. Lawrence	5

Guest cast
Person	Role	Episode count
John Fortune	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - Shakespeare	1
Simon Godley	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - Samuel Beckett	1
Simon Greenall	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 5 - D. H. Lawrence	1
Chris Langham	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - Shakespeare	1
Andrew MacLean	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - Shakespeare Series 1, Episode 5 - D. H. Lawrence	2
Sally Phillips	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Virginia Woolf Series 1, Episode 4 - Shakespeare	2
Gordon Reid	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Thomas Hardy	1
John Wells	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Thomas Hardy	1
Sarah Wynter	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Virginia Woolf	1

Writing team
Person	Role	Episode count
John Morton	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Thomas Hardy Series 1, Episode 2 - Virginia Woolf Series 1, Episode 3 - Samuel Beckett Series 1, Episode 4 - Shakespeare Series 1, Episode 5 - D. H. Lawrence	5

Production team
Person	Role	Episode count
Harry Thompson	Producer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Thomas Hardy Series 1, Episode 2 - Virginia Woolf Series 1, Episode 3 - Samuel Beckett Series 1, Episode 4 - Shakespeare Series 1, Episode 5 - D. H. Lawrence	5