# The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists on Radio 4

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/06/09/ragged-trousered-philanthropists-radio-4/
- Published: 2008-06-09T09:42:17+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Robert Tressell’s ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’ is the new classic serial
on BBC Radio 4. Adapted by Andrew Lynch in three parts, its cast includes Andrew
Lincoln, Johnny Vegas, Timothy Spall, Paul Whitehouse, and John Prescott MP.

The book, a story of exploited workmen renovating a house in the early 1900s as 
socialism and the newly-formed Labour Party started to gain ground, has influenced
a number of fundraisers, social activists and politicians.

Aired yesterday, episodes are available to listen to again for up to seven days.

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