The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 1985 - 1987
- 10 episodes (2 series)
An everyday story of towering genius, set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead, Denise Coffey, Simon Callow, Miriam Margolyes and Chris Emmett
Press clippings
Another series of The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere [...] ended this week. Stylishly produced by Jonathan James-Moore and cleverly cast, it was just as bright as the first series. Author Sue Limb undoubtedly knows her Eng. Lit. background, and the jokes and references were a treat for the Eng. Lit. specialists (with just enough minor errors to keep those specialists happy spotting them). But for those who never got to Wordsworth in their English lessons, many of the jokes fell sadly flat.
Val Arnold-Forster, The Guardian, 27th June 1987I'm baffled by The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (Radio 4, Mondays and Tuesdays). Sue Limb has written, and Jonathan James-Moore has produced with some relish, a spoof about the Wordsworths and Coleridge in the Lake District. It seems an eccentric subject for satire, since few listeners will be on very familiar territory. So far the script is not exactly witty, but it is lively enough and performed with great verve.
Val Arnold-Forster, The Guardian, 2nd March 1985