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2. William Friese-Green
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George Cole profiles another extraordinary Victorian buried in Highgate proven to be cinema鈥檚 founding father. From 1996.
George Cole reveals the story of another extraordinary Victorian buried in London's Highgate Cemetery.
At the age of 14, William Friese-Green became a photographer's apprentice in Bristol.
He went on to invent a camera that captured the first moving images.
Written by Emlyn Harris.
George Cole is the Sexton
Other parts played by:
John Baddeley
Emlyn Harris
Melanie Hudson
Jill Graham
Dan Strauss
Roger May
Producer: Neil Rosser
A Rewind and IBN co-production for 麻豆社 Radio 2 - first broadcast in October 1996.
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