Drama on 3 - These Are the Times: The Life of Thomas Paine

PART 1: COMMON SENSE Tom Paine arrives in America penniless just as the struggle for Independence is beginning. His ideas and his writings take him right to the heart of events and his words are read out to Washington's army. PART 2: AGE OF REASON Tom Paine is again embroiled in revolution, this time in France. During the Terror his best efforts for the new Republic put him in prison, and American help is a long time coming. Cast: Jonathan Pryce ..............Tom Paine Alan Howard ..................Benjamin Franklin Kenneth Cranham .......... Jefferson Romola Garai ................ Carney Francois Guetary............ Danton Robert Glenister..............Gouvernour Morris Kelly Hunter....................Marthe Daley Philip Jackson................Washington Will Keen ......................Short John McAndrew..............Lafayette Marcella Riordan ........... Mrs Downey Paul Jesson...................Sam Adams/Edmund Burke Hugh Ross.....................House Speaker/Bancal Jack Shepherd............... Rittenhouse/Clio Rickman Nick Rowe......................Joseph/Monroe Clare Perkins................. Sally Hemmings Christopher Obi.............. Father Kwayedza Kureya ..........Will/Thomas Julia Reinstein ............... Lotte Written by Trevor Griffiths Music by John Tams Directed by Clive Brill Produced by Ann Scott A Greenpoint production in association with Richard Attenborough (First broadcast on Radio 4).