4. Dreams

Available for 23 days

The story of the Windrush Generation and the part they played in the Second World War and the prejudice they faced from the Mother Country are a little known aspect of recent British History. Small Island tells the story of four people caught up in this past; Hortense, Gilbert, Queenie and Bernard. Hortense is settling down to her new life in Kingston following the end of the war - but she is haunted by her cousin Michael's absence. Andrea Levy's award winning novel exploring empire, prejudice, war and love in Jamaica, England, America and India. Dramatised by Pat Cumper. Hortense ........ Nadine Marshall Gilbert ........ Don Gilet Celia ........ Carla Henry Mrs Anderson ........ Clare Perkins Mr Anderson ........ Declan Wilson Music by Felix Cross Director: Sally Avens First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2006.