Be Prepared

Written By Andy Rashleigh

With Ian McKellen as Robert Baden-Powell

One of the key figures of the early twentieth century, Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scout movement, looks back upon a life embodying the spirit of Imperial adventure. From the balcony of his home he regrets, he gives thanks, he wonders if he has at last found something like harmony and peace.

Olave ...... Zoe Waites
Boy McLaren ...... Nicholas Boulton
Manning ...... Jon Glover
Wolseley ...... John Rowe
Proudfoot ...... Philip Fox
Peter ...... George Hammond
Nurse ...... Alice Hart

Directed by Cherry Cookson.

First transmitted on BBC 4, 12 July 2004 at 14.15