Hush! Hush! Whisper Who Dares!
An imagined meeting for Winnie-the-Pooh artist Ernest Shepard and grown-up Christopher Robin Milne. Stars Oliver Ford Davies
1969: Ernest Shepard looks forward to a V&A retrospective of his drawings for Winnie-the-Pooh.
But then, in an imagined meeting with the now grown-up Christopher Robin Milne, some painful truths emerge.
Written by Christopher William Hill.
Ernest Shepard ..... Oliver Ford Davies
Norah ..... Kate Fahy
Christopher Milne ..... Simon Treves
Janet Steen ..... Harriet Chandler
Judd Reynolds ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Elliott Graham ..... Ben Crowe
Reporter .... Sean Murray
Customer .... Philippa Stanton
Director: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2013.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Writer | Christopher William Hill |
| Ernest Shepard | Oliver Ford Davies |
| Norah | Kate Fahy |
| Christopher Milne | Simon Treves |
| Janet Steen | Harriet Chandler-Judd |
| Reynolds | Michael Bertenshaw |
| Ensemble | Sean Murray |
| Ensemble | Ben Crowe |
| Ensemble | Philippa Stanton |
| Director | Peter Kavanagh |
| Producer | Peter Kavanagh |
Broadcasts
Thu 25 Jul 2013 14:15BBC Radio 4- Thu 6 Aug 2015 14:15BBC Radio 4 FM
- Wed 3 Feb 2016 11:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 3 Feb 2016 21:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 26 Feb 2018 11:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 26 Feb 2018 21:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 14 Oct 2026 15:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 14 Oct 2026 21:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 15 Oct 2026 05:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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