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Summary : King Lear: Corin Redgrave stars in Shakespeare's classic tale of treachery and betrayal illustrating the consequences of evil triumphing over truth and the vanity of old age.
Details : King Lear: Corin Redgrave stars in Shakespeare's classic tale of treachery and betrayal illustrating the consequences of evil triumphing over truth and the vanity of old age.King Lear Shakespeare's classic tale of treachery and betrayal illustrates the consequences of evil triumphing over truth and the vanity of old age. King Lear ...... Corin Redgrave Duke of Kent ...... David Troughton Duke of Gloucester ...... John Carlisle Goneril ...... Geraldine James Regan ...... Kika Markham Cordelia ...... Justine Waddell Edmund ...... William Houston Edgar ...... Robert Glenister Duke of Albany ...... John Rowe Duke of Cornwall ...... Clive Francis Fool ...... Paul Copley Oswald ...... Struan Rodger King of France ...... Sean Baker Old Man/Gentleman ...... Gavin Muir Music specially composed by Elizabeth Parker. Directed by Cherry Cookson.

Starts 2007-01-07 18:50:00, Ends 2007-01-07 21:30:00 and is on for 160 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Regime Change: Peter Straughan's wickedly dark comedy is inspired by Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and produced in collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Details : Regime Change: Peter Straughan's wickedly dark comedy is inspired by Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and produced in collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company.Regime Change Peter Straughan's wickedly dark comedy is inspired by Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and produced in collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company. In a run-down apartment block in Istanbul, Lutz is in hiding. He is preparing to seize power in his former state, just as soon as he is allowed to. Lutz ...... Henry Goodman Coiler ...... Joseph Alessi Dreyer ...... David Rubin Jean ...... Golda Rosheuvel Vlas ...... Julian Bleach Ahmet ...... John Hopkins Natascha ...... Mariah Gale Umit ...... Ali Barisik Music composed by Adrian Lee, performed by Adrian Lee and George Hadjineophytou. Director Jonquil Panting.

Starts 2007-01-14 20:00:00, Ends 2007-01-14 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Three Japanese Gothic Tales by Izumi Kyoka, dramatised by Georgia Pritchett. 1: The Holy Man of Mount Koya. 2: A Tale of Three who were Blind. 3: One Day in Spring.
Details : Three Japanese Gothic Tales by Izumi Kyoka, dramatised by Georgia Pritchett. 1: The Holy Man of Mount Koya. 2: A Tale of Three who were Blind. 3: One Day in Spring.Three Japanese Gothic Tales by Izumi Kyoka, dramatised by Georgia Pritchett. 1. The Holy Man of Mount Koya Sakagami ...... Simon Russell Beale Monk ...... Adrian Scarborough Wanderer ...... Paul Rhys Peddler ...... Iain Robertson Farmer ...... Neil Dudgeon Woman ...... Lia Williams Old Man ...... Geoffrey Palmer 2. A Tale of Three who were Blind Sakagami ...... Simon Russell Beale Blind Man ...... Toby Jones Older Blind Man ...... Geoffrey Palmer Blind Woman ...... Lia Williams 3. One Day in Spring Sakagami ...... Simon Russell Beale Monk ...... Adrian Scarborough Wanderer ...... Paul Rhys Tamawaki Mio ...... Mairead McKinley Priest ...... Neil Dudgeon Man ...... Iain Robertson Lion Boy ...... Oscar Fletcher Director Roxana Silbert . Composer Howard Davidson.

Starts 2007-01-21 20:00:00, Ends 2007-01-21 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Starts 2007-01-28 20:00:00, Ends 2007-01-28 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Two Men from Delft, by Stephen Wakelam. In 1675, at the time of the death of his close friend Johannes Vermeer, Antony Van Leeuwenhoek made an astonishing discovery.
Details : Two Men from Delft, by Stephen Wakelam. In 1675, at the time of the death of his close friend Johannes Vermeer, Antony Van Leeuwenhoek made an astonishing discovery.Two Men from Delft By Stephen Wakelam. In 1675, at the time of the death of his close friend Johannes Vermeer, Antony Van Leeuwenhoek made an astonishing discovery. He was the first person to identity bacteria. Antony Van Leeuwenhooek ...... Stephen Tompkinson Christiaan Huygens ...... Alex Jennings Maria Van Leeuwenhoek ...... Emma Noakes Elisabeth Vermeer ...... Alex Tregear Music by Sylvia Hallett. Viol played by Vanessa Coode. Directed and produced by Jeremy Mortimer.

Starts 2007-02-04 20:15:00, Ends 2007-02-04 21:30:00 and is on for 75 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Hooligan Nights: The brutal world of London gangland in the 1890s is brought vividly to life in an innovative new musical created by writer Mike Walker and composer Mike Woolmans.
Details : Hooligan Nights: The brutal world of London gangland in the 1890s is brought vividly to life in an innovative new musical created by writer Mike Walker and composer Mike Woolmans.Hooligan Nights The brutal world of London gangland in the 1890s is brought vividly to life in an innovative new musical created by writer Mike Walker and composer Mike Woolmans. Loosely based on the book by Clarence Rook, it recounts the criminal career of Alf, a self-styled Lambeth hooligan. Alf ...... James Daley Ally ...... Pamela Banks P.C. 91...... Stephen Greif Harry ...... Carl Prekopp Billy the Snide/Patrick Hooligan ...... Gerard Horan Frenchy ...... Freddy White Shop Assistant/Izzy/Judge ...... Gerard McDermott Young Alf ...... Jamie Borthwick The Great Reboundo ...... David O'Dell Referee/Barman ...... Sam Dale Alf's Ma ...... Bethan Walker Other parts played by Paul Richard Biggin, Joseph Kloska, Emma Noakes and Saikat Ahamed. Director Toby Swift.

Starts 2007-02-18 20:00:00, Ends 2007-02-18 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Love and Money, by Dennis Kelly. Jess, who is in love with David, believes that happiness can be bought - but in a world of easy credit, it doesn't come cheap.
Details : Love and Money, by Dennis Kelly. Jess, who is in love with David, believes that happiness can be bought - but in a world of easy credit, it doesn't come cheap.Love and Money By Dennis Kelly. A radio adaptation of the Young Vic/Royal Exchange co-production of Kelly's funny and heart-wrenching exploration of the devastating impact of debt and desire in the modern world. Jess, who is in love with David, believes that happiness can be bought - but in a world of easy credit, it doesn't come cheap. Jess ...... Kellie Bright David ...... John Kirk Mother ...... Joanna Bacon Father/Duncan ...... Paul Moriarty Val/Debbie ...... Claudie Blakley Paul/Doctor ...... Graeme Hawley Original Music by Olly Fox. Sound Design by Ian Dickinson. Directed by Matthew Dunster and produced by Nadia Molinari.

Starts 2007-02-25 20:45:00, Ends 2007-02-25 22:15:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Fiery World. In this Radio 3 special commission, Peter Ackroyd dramatises the life of William Blake, a fiery radical who was never afraid of speaking his mind.
Details : The Fiery World. In this Radio 3 special commission, Peter Ackroyd dramatises the life of William Blake, a fiery radical who was never afraid of speaking his mind.The Fiery World In this Radio 3 special commission, Peter Ackroyd dramatises the life of William Blake. In 1805, with England at war and in constant fear of invasion, radicalism was the equivalent of treason. Blake was never afraid of speaking his mind, but as a poet and visionary he was at odds with the spirit of his age - so much so that his life was in danger. William Blake ...... Robert Glenister James Deville ...... David Warner Catherine Blake ...... Miriam Margolyes Kedges ...... David Timson Mrs Deville ...... Alison Pettitt Samuel Rose ...... Sean Barrett Billy Cosway ...... Hugh Ross Scofield ...... Mark Gillis Armitage ...... Brian Croucher Boy ...... Deo Simcox Directed by Roy McMillan.

Starts 2007-03-04 20:00:00, Ends 2007-03-04 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Crossing the Bar: A plunge into the sea-narratives of Alfred Lord Tennyson, with sea-songs from acappella trio Coope, Boyes and Simpson, centred around his popular work Enoch Arden.
Details : Crossing the Bar: A plunge into the sea-narratives of Alfred Lord Tennyson, with sea-songs from acappella trio Coope, Boyes and Simpson, centred around his popular work Enoch Arden.Crossing the Bar A headlong plunge into the sea-narratives of Alfred Lord Tennyson, with sea-songs from the acclaimed acappella trio Coope, Boyes and Simpson, centred around his most popular work Enoch Arden, written in the space of two weeks in 1864. The Kraken, read by John Dougall. The Sea Fairies, read by Rachel Bavidge and Jasmine Callan. Enoch Arden, read by Sam Dale, Jasmine Callan, Stuart McLoughlin and Joseph Kloska. The Voyage of Maeldune, read by John Dougall. Crossing the Bar, read by Sam Dale. With original music by Nicolai Abrahamsen.

Starts 2007-03-11 20:00:00, Ends 2007-03-11 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Homecoming, by Harold Pinter. The playwright himself heads up a star cast that includes Sam West, Rupert Graves, Michael Gambon, James Alexandrou and Gina McKee.
Details : The Homecoming, by Harold Pinter. The playwright himself heads up a star cast that includes Sam West, Rupert Graves, Michael Gambon, James Alexandrou and Gina McKee.The Homecoming By Harold Pinter. A new production for BBC Radio 3 of Pinter's play that sees the playwright himself heading up a star cast in the role of Max, the head of the Hackney family to which a professor and his wife return one night from America. Max, a man of 70 ...... Harold Pinter Lenny, a man in his early 30s ...... Samuel West Sam, a man of 63 ...... Michael Gambon Joey, a man in his middle 20s ...... James Alexandrou Teddy, a man in his middle 30s ...... Rupert Graves Ruth, a woman in her early 30s ...... Gina McKee Director Thea Sharrock.

Starts 2007-03-18 20:00:00, Ends 2007-03-18 21:45:00 and is on for 105 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Lamplighters, by Jackie Kay: The lyrical drama explores the heart of enslavement through the experiences of four women, Constance, Mary, Black Harriot and The Lamplighter.
Details : The Lamplighters, by Jackie Kay: The lyrical drama explores the heart of enslavement through the experiences of four women, Constance, Mary, Black Harriot and The Lamplighter.

Starts 2007-03-25 20:00:00, Ends 2007-03-25 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : War with The Newts, by Karel Capek, dramatised by George Poles. The existence of a group of speaking newts comes to the attention of ruthless GH Bondy and his Salamander Syndicate.
Details : War with The Newts, by Karel Capek, dramatised by George Poles. The existence of a group of speaking newts comes to the attention of ruthless GH Bondy and his Salamander Syndicate.War with The Newts By Karel Capek, dramatised by George Poles. When humanity encounters another race of intelligent bipeds sharing the Earth, what choice is there but to exploit it? When the existence of a group of speaking newts comes to the attention of the ruthless GH Bondy and his Salamander Syndicate, they find themselves turned into a commodity as the nations fight over them. At its heart, this joyously funny satire is a plea for decency and tolerance towards others, as relevant now as when it was first written in the 1930s. Capek ...... Dermot Crowley Olga ...... Sally Hawkins Van Toch ...... Henry Goodman Povondra ...... Geoffrey Beevers Mrs Povondra ...... Tina Gray GH Bondy ...... Adrian Scarborough Ensemble ...... Ben Crowe; Martin Hyder; Geoff McGivern Howard Davidson (composer) Elizabeth Freestone (director)

Starts 2007-04-01 19:00:00, Ends 2007-04-01 20:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Breakfast With Mugabe, by Fraser Grace. This new play imagines the combative relationship between the black president and his white psychiatrist.
Details : Breakfast With Mugabe, by Fraser Grace. This new play imagines the combative relationship between the black president and his white psychiatrist.Breakfast With Mugabe By Fraser Grace. The year is 2001. President Mugabe and his wife are holed up in the State House in Harare, with Mugabe in paranoid terror. He is being stalked by an ngozi or bitter spirit, the murderous ghost of a long-dead comrade. Fearing for his sanity, Mugabe turns to a white psychiatrist for help. Witty and provocative, Fraser Grace's new play imagines the combative relationship between the black president and his white psychiatrist. In a series of bruising encounters, Breakfast with Mugabe explores the conflict between despotism and liberalism in modern Zimbabwe. Grace Mugabe ...... Noma Dumezweni Robert Mugabe ...... Joseph Mydell Gabriel Marunda ...... Christopher Obi Andrew Peric ...... David Rintoul Music composed by Chartwell Dutiro and played by Chartwell Dutiro and James Jones. Directed by Antony Sher.

Starts 2007-04-08 19:00:00, Ends 2007-04-08 20:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Entertaining Mr Sloane, by Joe Orton. The first radio production of this notoriously successful play, first staged in 1964. A young man creates a stir in his new lodgings.
Details : Entertaining Mr Sloane, by Joe Orton. The first radio production of this notoriously successful play, first staged in 1964. A young man creates a stir in his new lodgings.Entertaining Mr Sloane By Joe Orton. The first radio production of this notoriously successful play, first staged in 1964. Sloane, an ambiguously sexually attractive young man, comes in search of lodgings and is seduced by the landlady and desired by her homosexual brother. Meanwhile, their father has justified suspicion that Sloane has committed a murder. The scene is set for an unexpected denouement. Mr Sloane ...... Daniel Evans Kath ...... Geraldine James Ed ...... Clive Francis Kemp ...... Dudley Sutton Director John Tydeman.

Starts 2007-04-15 19:00:00, Ends 2007-04-15 21:00:00 and is on for 120 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Radetzky March, by Joseph Roth. The story of the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is told through the Trotta family, three generations of servants loyal to their emperor.
Details : The Radetzky March, by Joseph Roth. The story of the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is told through the Trotta family, three generations of servants loyal to their emperor.The Radetzky March By Joseph Roth. Adapted by Mike Walker from the English translation of the novel by Michael Hofmann. The story of the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is told through the men of the Trotta family, three generations of servants loyal to their emperor. The story starts at the second half of the 19th century when a Trotta saves the life of Franz Joseph on the battlefield, to the beginning of the 20th when world war and old age wipes the Trottas and their Empire from the map, but not the memory, of Europe. Joseph Roth ...... Bill Wallis Emperor Franz Joseph ...... John Woodvine Joseph Trotta/Chojnicki/Postman ...... Brian Pettifer Franz Trotta ...... Richard Bremmer Carl Joseph Trotta ...... Elliot Levey Moser/Wagner ...... Nicky Henson Jacques/Dr Skvoronnek ...... Clive Swift Frau Slama/Valli von Taussig ...... Eleanor Tremain With Paul Nicolson, Paul Dodgson, David Collins and Chris Garner. Music arranged and performed by Alexander Balanescu. Director Tim Dee.

Starts 2007-04-22 19:00:00, Ends 2007-04-22 21:00:00 and is on for 120 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Overwhelming, by JT Rogers: Jack Exley uproots his family to Rwanda in early 1994 and discovers a pattern of brutality that jeopardizes the lives of everyone around him.
Details : The Overwhelming, by JT Rogers: Jack Exley uproots his family to Rwanda in early 1994 and discovers a pattern of brutality that jeopardizes the lives of everyone around him.The Overwhelming By JT Rogers. A gripping story of a country on the brink of genocide. Seizing the opportunity to research a book, Jack Exley uproots his family from Illinois to Rwanda in early 1994. Alarmingly out of his depth, Jack begins a fervent search for a dear and missing friend while his wife and teenage son find trouble of their own. As Jack involves himself in the local politics, he discovers a pattern of brutality and beliefs that jeopardizes the lives of everyone around him. Jack Exley ...... Matthew Marsh Geoffrey ...... Andrew Garfield Linda ...... Tanya Moodie Joseph Gasana ...... Jude Akuwudike Woolsey/Zimbabwean Doctor ...... Miles Anderson Jean-Claude/Verbeek ...... Nick Fletcher Gerard ...... Babou Ceesay Mizinga ...... Danny Sapani Elise/Rwandan Doctor ...... Chipo Chung Bangladeshi Major/Man in Embassy ...... Lucian Msamati Woman in club/Market woman ...... Adura Onashile Director Max Stafford-Clark.

Starts 2007-04-29 19:00:00, Ends 2007-04-29 20:50:00 and is on for 110 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Blindness, by Jose Saramago, translated by Giovanni Pontiero. A driver waiting at traffic lights goes blind: patient zero in a contagion of blindness that sweeps through a city.
Details : Blindness, by Jose Saramago, translated by Giovanni Pontiero. A driver waiting at traffic lights goes blind: patient zero in a contagion of blindness that sweeps through a city.Blindness By Jose Saramago, translated by Giovanni Pontiero. A driver waiting at the traffic lights goes blind: patient zero in a contagion of blindness that sweeps through a city. The authorities isolate the blind in a mental asylum. Blind thugs take over. When all are blind, all the rules change. What it is to be human must also change.

Starts 2007-05-06 19:00:00, Ends 2007-05-06 20:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Sicilian Expedition, by John Fletcher. The play explores how the ruin of democratic Athens almost 2,500 years ago gave birth to the Socratic idea of universal love.
Details : The Sicilian Expedition, by John Fletcher. The play explores how the ruin of democratic Athens almost 2,500 years ago gave birth to the Socratic idea of universal love.The Sicilian Expedition By John Fletcher. Almost 2,500 years ago, a confident young general persuaded Athens to launch an attack on Sicily. Alcibiades was a member of the Athenian baby boomer generation, whose elders had fought to give their children a society of justice, wealth and education. The baby boomers explored every sexual avenue, took drugs to excess and became great consumers of highly exotic products. Then it all went wrong. Within two years of the defeat in Sicily, democratic Athens, the pinnacle of human civilisation, lay in ruins. Yet, as the city endured its death agonies, something new and wonderful was born: the Socratic idea of universal love. Socrates ...... James Laurenson Alcibiades ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt Callias ...... Richard Nichols Theodote ...... Mia Soteriou Nicias ...... Jonathan Nibbs Taureas ...... Matthew Morgan Agathon ...... Richard Mitchley Spartan Soldier ...... Nathan Sussex Bagoas ...... Brendan Charleson Mantitheus ...... Jonathan Floyd Mother ...... Christine Pritchard Music by John Hardy Director Kate McAll.

Starts 2007-05-13 19:00:00, Ends 2007-05-13 20:35:00 and is on for 95 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Starts 2007-05-13 18:45:00, Ends 2007-05-13 20:35:00 and is on for 110 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Wild Duck, by Henrik Ibsen, translated by Inga-Stina Ewbank and Peter Hall. An old friend insists on secrets being told which has a tragic impact on a young girl and her family.
Details : The Wild Duck, by Henrik Ibsen, translated by Inga-Stina Ewbank and Peter Hall. An old friend insists on secrets being told which has a tragic impact on a young girl and her family.The Wild Duck By Henrik Ibsen, translated by Inga-Stina Ewbank and Peter Hall. One of Ibsen's most powerful dramas, which explores the tragic impact on the lives of a young girl and her family when an old friend insists on family secrets being told. Featuring Paterson Joseph and Michael Maloney.

Starts 2007-05-20 19:00:00, Ends 2007-05-20 21:10:00 and is on for 130 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Elgar's Rondo, by David Pownall. While struggling to express in music the horror of the First World War, family and admirers endeavour to help Elgar re-ignite his creative spark.
Details : Elgar's Rondo, by David Pownall. While struggling to express in music the horror of the First World War, family and admirers endeavour to help Elgar re-ignite his creative spark.Elgar's Rondo By David Pownall. The reaction to his Second Symphony, and the Rondo in particular, only heightened the doubts and fears which plagued Elgar for much of his creative life. Later, while struggling to express in music the horror of the First World War, his family and admirers endeavour to help him re-ignite his creative spark. Elgar ...... David Horovitch Alice ...... Sarah Badel Jaegar/George V ...... Robert Glenister Windflower ...... Emma Fielding Schuster ...... Ian Masters Carice/Mother/Cellist ...... Clare Corbett Bernard Shaw ...... Gerard Murphy Mark/Father ...... Harry Myers Father John ...... Carl Prekopp Bandmaster ...... John Evitts Paul Hooker ...... Robert Lister Directed by Martin Jenkins.

Starts 2007-06-03 20:00:00, Ends 2007-06-03 21:45:00 and is on for 105 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Black Watch, by Gregory Burke. Based on interviews conducted with former soldiers who served in Iraq, the play reveals what it means to be part of this legendary Scottish regiment.
Details : Black Watch, by Gregory Burke. Based on interviews conducted with former soldiers who served in Iraq, the play reveals what it means to be part of this legendary Scottish regiment.Black Watch By Gregory Burke. A radio version of the National Theatre of Scotland's award-winning theatre production, Black Watch is based on interviews conducted by Gregory Burke with former soldiers who served in Iraq. Hurtling from a pool room in Fife, to an armoured wagon in Iraq, the action is viewed through the eyes of those on the ground, and reveals what it means to be part of this legendary Scottish regiment, and the war on terror. This play contains very strong language. Stewarty ...... Ali Craig Fraz ...... Emun Elliott Granty ...... Paul Rattray Cammy ...... Brian Ferguson Kenzie ...... Ryan Fletcher Officer ...... Peter Forbes Sergeant/Writer ...... Paul Higgins Rossco ...... Jordan Young Original music composed by Davey Anderson Directed by John Tiffany

Starts 2007-06-10 19:45:00, Ends 2007-06-10 21:15:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : An Ideal Husband, by Oscar Wilde. Wildean wit and the elegance of English society is woven into this classic drama featuring Geoffrey Palmer, Alex Jennings and Janet McTeer.
Details : An Ideal Husband, by Oscar Wilde. Wildean wit and the elegance of English society is woven into this classic drama featuring Geoffrey Palmer, Alex Jennings and Janet McTeer.An Ideal Husband By Oscar Wilde. The unprincipled Mrs Cheveley threatens to reveal Sir Robert Chiltern's secret past unless he agrees to give his support in Parliament to a questionable Argentinian venture. Faced with ruin in the eyes of the country and his wife, he seems to have no alternative. Wildean wit and the elegance of English society is woven into this classic drama. The Earl of Caversham ...... Geoffrey Palmer Viscount Goring ...... Jasper Britton Sir Robert Chiltern ...... Alex Jennings Lady Chiltern ...... Emma Fielding Lady Markby ...... Sara Kestelman Miss Mabel Chiltern ...... Joanna Page Mrs Cheveley ...... Janet McTeer Vicomte De Nanjac ...... Oliver de Sueur Mrs Marchmont ...... Patience Tomlinson Countess of Basildon ...... Lucy Whybrow Mr Montford/James ...... John Cummins Phipps ...... Hugh Dickson Mason ...... Derek Beard Directed by David Timson.

Starts 2007-06-17 19:15:00, Ends 2007-06-17 21:15:00 and is on for 120 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Splendour, by Abi Morgan. On the eve of revolution, four women wait in the Presidential palace. They talk, eat, admire each other's shoes, and carve out their place in history.
Details : Splendour, by Abi Morgan. On the eve of revolution, four women wait in the Presidential palace. They talk, eat, admire each other's shoes, and carve out their place in history.Splendour By Abi Morgan. On the eve of revolution, four women wait in the Presidential palace. They talk, eat, admire each other's shoes, and carve out their place in the history of the country. Micheleine ...... Sian Phillips Genevieve ...... Anna Massey Gilma ...... Sophie Stanton Kathryn ...... Kate Isitt Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

Starts 2007-06-24 19:00:00, Ends 2007-06-24 20:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Gilgamesh: The Epic of Gilgamesh was written in ancient Mesopotamia over 4,000 years ago and follows the quests of the disheartened King Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu.
Details : Gilgamesh: The Epic of Gilgamesh was written in ancient Mesopotamia over 4,000 years ago and follows the quests of the disheartened King Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu.Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh was written in ancient Mesopotamia over 4,000 years ago and is believed by many to be the first story to be written down. It tells of the disheartened King Gilgamesh and his friend, Enkidu, and their quests together into the wilderness, battling monsters and searching for the secret of immortality. This version was adapted by Jeremy Howe from the English version by Stephen Mitchell. With music by Paul Dodgson. Gilgamesh ...... Joe Dixon Enkidu ...... Adam Levy Narrator ...... Kenneth Cranham Shamhat, Ishtar ...... Kananu Kirimi Lady Ninsun, Scorpion woman ...... Eve Matheson Prologue, Anu ...... Robert Gwilym Soldier, Utnapishtim ...... Bill Wallis Humbaba, Ninurta ...... David Collins Scorpion man, Ea ...... Chris Donnelly Urshanabi, Enlil ...... Paul Nicholson

Starts 2007-07-01 19:00:00, Ends 2007-07-01 21:00:00 and is on for 120 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Rock 'n' Roll, by Tom Stoppard: Stoppard's new play about loyalty, compromise, love and music is given its first radio production as part of BBC Radio's celebration of his work.
Details : Rock 'n' Roll, by Tom Stoppard: Stoppard's new play about loyalty, compromise, love and music is given its first radio production as part of BBC Radio's celebration of his work.Rock 'n' Roll By Tom Stoppard Stoppard's new play about loyalty, compromise, love and music is given its first radio production as part of BBC Radio's celebration of his work. In 1968, Czech student Jan returns home 'to protect rock 'n' roll' from the Soviet tanks crushing the Prague Spring. Max, a Communist don in Cambridge, watches his ideology collapse until the Velvet revolution of 1990 allows student and master to meet again. The politics and music have changed, but have the people? Max ...... Bill Paterson Jan ...... Daniel Evans Eleanor ...... Penny Downie Esme ...... Amanda Root Ferdinand ...... Bertie Carvel Young Esme ...... Jaimi Barbakoff Alice ...... Jasmine Hyde Nigel ...... Ron Cook Lenka ...... Britta Gartner Stephen ...... Joseph Kloska Milan ...... John Dougall Candida ...... Liza Sadovy Gillian ...... Jasmine Callan Directed by Alison Hindell.

Starts 2007-07-08 19:00:00, Ends 2007-07-08 21:30:00 and is on for 150 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, by Tom Stoppard: Andrew Lincoln and Danny Webb star in Stoppard's adaptation of his celebrated play.
Details : Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, by Tom Stoppard: Andrew Lincoln and Danny Webb star in Stoppard's adaptation of his celebrated play.Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead By Tom Stoppard. As part of BBC Radio's celebration of the playwright's 70th birthday, Andrew Lincoln and Danny Webb star in Stoppard's adaptation of his celebrated play. Two minor characters from Hamlet are suddenly thrown centre stage amid the plottings and intrigue of Elsinore. Rosencrantz ...... Danny Webb Guildenstern ...... Andrew Lincoln Player ...... Desmond Barrit Polonius ...... John Rowe Ophelia ...... Abigail Hollick Gertrude ...... Liza Sadovy Claudius ...... Simon Treves Hamlet ...... John Dougall Ambassador ...... Jot Davies Horatio ...... Anthony Glennon With original music composed and realised by Nicolai Abrahamsen. Director Peter Kavanagh.

Starts 2007-07-15 20:40:00, Ends 2007-07-15 22:30:00 and is on for 110 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Two Gentlemen of Valasna, by William Shakespeare: This early romantic comedy is set in two Indian princely states in the weeks leading up to the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
Details : The Two Gentlemen of Valasna, by William Shakespeare: This early romantic comedy is set in two Indian princely states in the weeks leading up to the Indian Mutiny of 1857.The Two Gentlemen of Valasna By William Shakespeare. Adapted for radio by Roger Elsgood and Willi Richards. Shakespeare's early romantic comedy is set in two Indian princely states in the weeks leading up to the Indian Mutiny of 1857. Recorded entirely on location in Maharashtra, India. Vishvadev......Nadir Khan Parminder......Arghya Lahiri Syoni......Anu Menon Jumaana......Avantika Akerkar The Maharaja......Sohrab Ardishir Thaqib......Zafar Karachiwala Sparsh......Kunaal Roy Kapoor Lehk......Joy Sengupta Lavanya......Suchitra Pillai Babu......Farid Currim Arabinder......Jayant Kripalani Pramathesh and Ekanjeet......Vikrant Chaturvedi The Dacoits......Advait Zen Hazarat, Siddhant Pinto and Ali Fazal

Starts 2007-07-29 19:45:00, Ends 2007-07-29 21:20:00 and is on for 95 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Fuente Ovejuna, by Lope de Vega. Based on real events in 15th-century Spain, the people of a small village rise up to exact a savage and brutal revenge for years of repression.
Details : Fuente Ovejuna, by Lope de Vega. Based on real events in 15th-century Spain, the people of a small village rise up to exact a savage and brutal revenge for years of repression.Fuente Ovejuna By Lope de Vega. Adapted by Adrian Mitchell with Brian Cox, Maxine Peake and Clive Swift. Based on real events in the 15th-century Spain of Ferdinand and Isabella, a village takes its destiny into its own hands against a tyrannical overlord, despite the consequences.

Starts 2007-08-05 16:50:00, Ends 2007-08-05 18:30:00 and is on for 100 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Bora Bistrah: Drama based on writings about members of a family, descended from the same grandmother, who crossed the border from India into Pakistan in 1947.
Details : Bora Bistrah: Drama based on writings about members of a family, descended from the same grandmother, who crossed the border from India into Pakistan in 1947.Bora Bistrah Five international writers penned stories about members of one family, descended from the same maternal grandmother, who crossed the border from India into Pakistan in 1947. They now live across the globe - the USA, Nairobi, Karachi, Shanghai and Bradford. The individual stories are linked by original music from Arun Ghosh and singer Ebere. Firoze ...... Bhasker Patel Bilal ...... Damian Asher Aneeqa ...... Melanie Bond Receptionist ...... Rachel Bavidge Idris ...... Lucian Msamati Kimani ...... Connie M'Gadzah Urshad ...... Shiv Grewal Nisha ...... Pooja Ghai Safeih ...... Chetna Pandya Danish ...... Amarjit Bassan Ling ...... Liz Sutherland Ling's Mother ...... Pik-Sen Lim Bony ...... Nitin Ganatra Arif ...... Shane Zaza Mother ...... Indira Joshi Police ...... Anthony Glennon Directed by Shabina Aslam. Part of the India & Pakistan '07 season.

Starts 2007-08-19 20:00:00, Ends 2007-08-19 21:15:00 and is on for 75 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Don Carlos, by Friedrich Schiller: A tale of intrigue in the Spanish Court as Don Carlos, the son of ruthless King Philip II of Spain, hides his feelings for his father's wife.
Details : Don Carlos, by Friedrich Schiller: A tale of intrigue in the Spanish Court as Don Carlos, the son of ruthless King Philip II of Spain, hides his feelings for his father's wife.Don Carlos By Friedrich Schiller. The acclaimed Sheffield Theatre's production of Schiller's play, starring Derek Jacobi in a new translation by Mike Poulton. King Philip II of Spain holds on to power through the terror of the Inquisition and his spies at Court. His son Don Carlos seeks his father's trust, yet hides his feelings for his father's wife, Elizabeth of France, to whom he was betrothed before Philip married her. The Court watches and listens. King Philip II ...... Derek Jacobi Don Carlos ...... Richard Coyle Queen Elizabeth ...... Claire Price Rodrigo Marquis of Posa ...... Elliot Cowan Duke of Alba ...... Ian Hogg Domingo ...... Michael Hadley Princess Eboli ...... Charlotte Randle Count Lerma ...... Roger Swaine Duchess of Olivarez ...... Una Stubbs The Grand Inquisitor ...... Peter Eyre Page to the Queen ...... Stuart Burt Duke of Medina Sidonia ...... Brian Poyser Count Cordua ...... Andrew McDonald Prince of Parma ...... Paul Keating Original music by Adam Cork. Directed by Michael Grandage and Andy Jordan.

Starts 2007-09-02 19:30:00, Ends 2007-09-02 21:40:00 and is on for 130 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Seven Wonders of the Divided World: As Europe's borders become ever more porous, seven writers living near political barriers around the world create an anthology of division.
Details : Seven Wonders of the Divided World: As Europe's borders become ever more porous, seven writers living near political barriers around the world create an anthology of division.Seven Wonders of the Divided World By Sultan Raev, DJ Britton, Rory Kilalea, Thomas Crowe, Natalia Power, Anson Jae and Peter G Morgan. As Europe's borders become ever more porous, elsewhere the contractors are busy. Seven writers living near artifical political barriers around the world create an anthology of division.

Starts 2007-09-09 19:00:00, Ends 2007-09-09 20:15:00 and is on for 75 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : After the Quake, by Haruki Murakami. Translated by Jay Rubin. These elegant, touching stories take a surprising look at the lives of people affected by the Kobe earthquake of 1995.
Details : After the Quake, by Haruki Murakami. Translated by Jay Rubin. These elegant, touching stories take a surprising look at the lives of people affected by the Kobe earthquake of 1995.After the Quake By Haruki Murakami. Translated by Jay Rubin and adapted for radio by Simon McBurney. These elegant, touching stories take a surprising look at the lives of people affected by the Kobe earthquake of 1995. Komura and Super Frog ...... Benedict Wong Sasaki ...... Sadao Ueda Keiko ...... Cheryl Ko Shimao ...... Haruka Kuroda Junpei ...... Tom Wu Sala ...... Asuka McRobbie Sayoko ...... Nina Fog Takatsuki ...... Jonathan Chan-Pensley Katagiri ...... Eiji Kusuhara Satsuki ...... Liz Sutherland Nimit ...... Suthas Bhoopongsa Thai Woman ...... Su Bhoopongsa David Rappaport ...... Simon Treves

Starts 2007-09-16 19:00:00, Ends 2007-09-16 20:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Doctor Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe: The classic play about a man who sells his soul to the Devil in return for 24 years of knowledge and power on Earth.
Details : Doctor Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe: The classic play about a man who sells his soul to the Devil in return for 24 years of knowledge and power on Earth.Doctor Faustus By Christopher Marlowe. The classic play written in 1604 about a man who defies the authority of God by selling his soul to the Devil in return for 24 years of knowledge and power on Earth. Faustus ...... Paterson Joseph Mephistopheles ...... Ray Fearon Wagner ...... Toby Jones Evil Angel ...... Janet McTeer Good Angel/Duchess ...... Tanya Moodie Lucifer ...... Julian Bleach Old Man ...... David Bradley Robin ...... Nicholas Burns Rafe ...... Iain Robertson Valdes/Pope ...... David Bamber Cornelius ...... Paul Bazely Emperor ...... Anton Lesser Scholar/Horse-Courser ...... John Lloyd Fillingham Scholar/Knight ...... Don Gilet Scholar/Duke ...... Derek Riddell Original music composed by Olly Fox.

Starts 2007-09-23 19:00:00, Ends 2007-09-23 20:40:00 and is on for 100 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Babel's Tower, by Mike Walker: Walker's play imagines the Jewish-Russian writer Isaac Babel being interrogated after his arrest by the Soviet secret police in 1939.
Details : Babel's Tower, by Mike Walker: Walker's play imagines the Jewish-Russian writer Isaac Babel being interrogated after his arrest by the Soviet secret police in 1939.Babel's Tower By Mike Walker Walker's play imagines the Jewish-Russian writer Isaac Babel being interrogated after his arrest by the Soviet secret police in 1939. As Stalin's henchmen beat and bully Babel, scenes from his two great collections of stories come to him: the Jewish gangsters fighting over Odessa, Babel's hometown, and the Red Cavalry, with which he had ridden as a war correspondent, slaughtering Poles at the edge of the new Soviet Union. Babel ...... Antony Sher Rudin/Trunov ...... Robert Glenister Sverdlov/Benya ...... Stephen Noonan Also with Christopher Staines, Karl Theobald, Roland Oliver, Lucy Black, Rachel Atkins and Sandra Voe. Music by Jon Nicholls.

Starts 2007-09-30 19:00:00, Ends 2007-09-30 20:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Lamplighters, by Jackie Kay. A lyrical drama that explores the heart of enslavement through the experiences of four women, Constance, Mary, Black Harriot and The Lamplighter.
Details : The Lamplighters, by Jackie Kay. A lyrical drama that explores the heart of enslavement through the experiences of four women, Constance, Mary, Black Harriot and The Lamplighter.The Lamplighters By Jackie Kay. A lyrical drama that explores the heart of enslavement through the experiences of four women, Constance, Mary, Black Harriot and The Lamplighter. The Lamplighter ...... Clare Perkins Mary ...... Mona Hammond Constance ...... Martina Laird Black Harriot ...... Aicha Kossoko MacBean ...... John Dougall Anniwaa ...... Jordan Loughran Singer ...... Gweneth-Ann Jeffers Music composed by Dominique Le Gendre. Director: Pam Fraser-Solomon.

Starts 2007-10-07 19:00:00, Ends 2007-10-07 20:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Salome: Lizzie Hopley's reworking of the ancient myth is a tense family drama. A young girl on the threshold of womanhood is torn apart from her father and the world she knows.
Details : Salome: Lizzie Hopley's reworking of the ancient myth is a tense family drama. A young girl on the threshold of womanhood is torn apart from her father and the world she knows.Salome In a new version by Lizzie Hopley. The myth of Salome and the dance of the seven veils began as a brief reference in the Bible and was later popularised in Wilde's highly sexual rendering of the tale. Hopley's new version focuses on the tense family drama at the centre of the myth. Set on the brink of a new era - while a young carpenter is travelling across Israel propagating his new religion - the story revolves around a young girl on the threshold of womanhood, who has been torn apart from her father and the world she knows when her mother falls in love with Salome's uncle Herod Antipas. Pharisee ...... Ian Brooker Herod ...... Kenneth Cranham John the Baptist ...... Tony Curran Mannai/Saducee ...... Paul Dinnen Salome ...... Florence Hoath Joanna ...... Sally Hawkins Chuza ...... Karl Johnson Sejanus ...... Gerrard Mcarthur Herodias ...... Fenella Woolgar All other parts played by members of the cast. Director Lu Kemp.

Starts 2007-10-14 19:00:00, Ends 2007-10-14 20:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Scandinavian Dreams, by Steve Chambers. In the 18th Century, writer Mary Wollstonecraft embarked alone on a journey to Scandinavia to recover her husband's lost treasure ship.
Details : Scandinavian Dreams, by Steve Chambers. In the 18th Century, writer Mary Wollstonecraft embarked alone on a journey to Scandinavia to recover her husband's lost treasure ship.Scandinavian Dreams By Steve Chambers. In the last years of the 18th Century, as revolution raged in France, feminist writer and radical pamphleteer Mary Wollstonecraft embarked alone on a journey to the wilds of Scandinavia to recover her husband's lost treasure ship. This daring and dangerous journey was undertaken as much for reasons of the heart as for those of commerce, but her brilliant triumph failed to recover the thing she wanted most of all. Music by Martin Kiszko. Mary ...... Rachel Atkins Imlay ...... John Schwab Marguerite ...... Colleen Prendergast Beckman ...... Martin Wenner Wulfsberg ...... David Menkin Elleson ...... Michael Roberts Boatman ...... Gerard McDermott Godwin/Nordberg ...... Christian Rodska Nell ...... Ella Smith

Starts 2007-10-21 19:00:00, Ends 2007-10-21 20:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Glengarry Glen Ross, by David Mamet: Another chance to hear the broadcast premiere of David Mamet's adaptation of his Pulitzer Prize-winning drama.
Details : Glengarry Glen Ross, by David Mamet: Another chance to hear the broadcast premiere of David Mamet's adaptation of his Pulitzer Prize-winning drama.Glengarry Glen Ross By David Mamet. Another chance to hear the broadcast premiere of David Mamet's adaptation of his Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, in which Chicago real estate salesmen grind out a living in a never-ending scramble for their share of the American dream. This specially recorded production features an all-star cast. Richard Roma ...... Alfred Molina George Aaronow ...... Stacy Keach Shelly Levene ...... Hector Elizondo James Lingk ...... Bruce Davison John Williamson ...... Richard Cox Dave Moss ...... Kristoffer Tabori Officer Baylen ...... Chris Hatfield Directed by Rosalind Ayres.

Starts 2007-10-28 20:00:00, Ends 2007-10-28 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Seeing It Through, by Neil Brand. In 1914 Charles Masterman used the literary and artistic elite to unite the nation.
Details : Seeing It Through, by Neil Brand. In 1914 Charles Masterman used the literary and artistic elite to unite the nation.Seeing It Through By Neil Brand. Imagine if Alastair Campbell had recruited Tom Stoppard, JK Rowling, Ian McEwan and Jeanette Winterson to write patriotic literature supporting the war in Iraq. In 1914 Charles Masterman used the literary and artistic elite to unite the nation. Masterman ...... Michael Maloney Jean ...... Clare Corbett Lloyd George ...... Robert Pugh HG Wells ...... Sam Dale Frances Stevenson ...... Honeysuckle Weeks Frank ...... Sam Pamphilon Dwyer ...... Ben Crowe Robert Donald ...... John Dougall Arnold Bennett ...... Simon Treves Thomas Hardy ...... Peter Marinker Directed by David Hunter.

Starts 2007-11-04 20:00:00, Ends 2007-11-04 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Mrs Warren's Profession, by George Bernard Shaw: The issue of Victorian prostitution is examined as Mrs Warren reveals to her daughter the source of her income.
Details : Mrs Warren's Profession, by George Bernard Shaw: The issue of Victorian prostitution is examined as Mrs Warren reveals to her daughter the source of her income.Mrs Warren's Profession By George Bernard Shaw. The issue of Victorian prostitution and double standards are examined in dramatic form as Mrs Warren reveals to her daughter the source of her income and admits her daughter's own parentage. Mrs Warren ...... Diana Quick Vivie ...... Claire Skinner Frank Gardner ...... Scott Handy Sir George Crofts ...... Geoffrey Whitehead Praed ...... John Rowe Rvd Samuel Gardner ...... Roger Hammond Adapted and directed by John Tydeman.

Starts 2007-11-18 20:00:00, Ends 2007-11-18 21:45:00 and is on for 105 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Starts 2007-11-25 20:00:00, Ends 2007-11-25 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Soldiers in the Sun, by Michael Symmons Roberts: A drama documentary looking at the psychological consequences of war. A soldier comes across a sight that changes his life.
Details : Soldiers in the Sun, by Michael Symmons Roberts: A drama documentary looking at the psychological consequences of war. A soldier comes across a sight that changes his life.Soldiers in the Sun By Michael Symmons Roberts. A drama documentary looking at the psychological consequences of war. Captain Rob Shepperton, serving in Afghanistan in the medical corps, is out on a routine patrol when he comes across a sight that will change his life. Captain Rob Shepperton ...... Adrian Bower Doctor ...... Deborah McAndrew Matt ...... Thomas Morrison Sol ...... Tom Attwood Samsour ...... Nikhil Parmar Girl ...... Emily Armitage With music played and composed by John Harle.

Starts 2007-12-02 20:00:00, Ends 2007-12-02 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Homecoming, by Harold Pinter: Pinter himself takes on the role of Max, the head of the Hackney family to which a professor and his wife return one night from America.
Details : The Homecoming, by Harold Pinter: Pinter himself takes on the role of Max, the head of the Hackney family to which a professor and his wife return one night from America.The Homecoming By Harold Pinter. Electrifying audiences when it was first performed in 1965, The Homecoming has quickly established itself as a modern classic. In this production for BBC Radio, Pinter himself takes on the role of Max, the head of the Hackney family to which a professor and his wife return one night from America. There, amongst the shadows of the past and the realities of the present, a compelling drama unfolds. Max, a man of seventy ...... Harold Pinter Lenny, a man in his early thirties ...... Samuel West Sam, a man of sixty-three ...... Michael Gambon Joey, a man in his middle twenties ...... James Alexandrou Teddy, a man in his middle thirties ...... Rupert Graves Ruth, a woman in her early thirties ...... Gina McKee

Starts 2007-12-09 20:00:00, Ends 2007-12-09 21:35:00 and is on for 95 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Rivals, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan: It's 1775 and the fashionable world descends on Bath, to take the waters and embroil themselves in a little romantic intrigue.
Details : The Rivals, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan: It's 1775 and the fashionable world descends on Bath, to take the waters and embroil themselves in a little romantic intrigue.The Rivals By Richard Brinsley Sheridan It's 1775 and the fashionable world descends on Bath, to take the waters and embroil themselves in a little romantic intrigue as three suitors fight for the hand of Miss Lydia Languish. Mrs Malaprop ...... Patricia Routledge Sir Anthony Absolute ...... Geoffrey Palmer Jack Absolute ...... Michael Maloney Lydia Languish ...... Sarah Crowe Faulkland ...... David Bamber Bob Acres ...... Peter Gunn Julia ...... Lucy Whybrow Sir Lucius O'Trigger ...... Sean Barrett Lucy ...... Clare Corbett Fag ...... Nick Fletcher David ...... Stephen Critchlow Thomas, the Coachman ...... Barrie Jaimeson Adapted and directed by David Timson. Music by Malcolm McKee.

Starts 2007-12-16 20:00:00, Ends 2007-12-16 22:00:00 and is on for 120 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Pitman Painters, by Lee Hall: Billy Elliott writer Lee Hall questions why arts belongs to the privileged few through a tale based on a meeting of miners 70 years ago.
Details : The Pitman Painters, by Lee Hall: Billy Elliott writer Lee Hall questions why arts belongs to the privileged few through a tale based on a meeting of miners 70 years ago.The Pitman Painters By Lee Hall. Inspired by the book by William Feaver, Billy Elliott writer Lee Hall questions why the arts seem to belong to the privileged few. Seventy years ago, in an old army hut in Ashington, Northumberland, a group of miners met to talk about art. They wanted their visiting lecturer to explain the secret of a remote world, but he did better than that, he got them painting and put that world in their hands. George Brown ...... Deka Walmsley Oliver Kilbourn ...... Christopher Connel Jimmy Floyd ...... David Whitaker Young lad, Ben Nicholson ...... Brian Lonsdale Harry Wilson ...... Michael Hodgson Robert Lyon ...... Ian Kelly Susan Parks ...... Lisa McGrillis Helen Sutherland, Vera Brown ...... Phillippa Wilson Directed for radio by Kate Rowland.

Starts 2007-12-23 20:00:00, Ends 2007-12-23 21:45:00 and is on for 105 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : All's Well That Ends Well, by William Shakespeare: Shakespeare's play tells of the extraordinary lengths a young woman will go to to win the hand of the young man she loves.
Details : All's Well That Ends Well, by William Shakespeare: Shakespeare's play tells of the extraordinary lengths a young woman will go to to win the hand of the young man she loves.All's Well That Ends Well By William Shakespeare. Shakespeare's play, which opens in France at the estate of the Countess of Rousillon, tells of the extraordinary lengths a young woman will go to to win the hand of the young man she loves. Helena, a waiting woman and ward of the Countess, has set her sights on Bertram, the Countess's son. Helena ...... Emma Fielding Countess ...... Sian Phillips Widow ...... Miriam Margolyes King ...... Richard Griffiths Lafew ...... George Baker Parolles ...... Simon Russell Beale Duke ...... David Timson Bertram ...... Carl Prekopp Steward/2nd soldier ...... Ian Masters Clown/Second Lord ...... Ewan Bailey Diana ...... Helen Longworth Mariana ...... Emma Field-Rayner First Lord ...... Iwan Thomas Gent ...... Gerard McDermott 1st Soldier/1st Gent ...... Ben Onwukwe 2nd Gent/4th Lord ...... Peter Darney Music written and performed by Neil Brand. Directed by Peter Kavanagh.

Starts 2007-12-30 20:00:00, Ends 2007-12-30 22:15:00 and is on for 135 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Picture Man, by David Eldridge: Neil despairs of the uncaring behaviour he sees around him. But when he begins to take pictures of incidents, it has disastrous consequences.
Details : The Picture Man, by David Eldridge: Neil despairs of the uncaring behaviour he sees around him. But when he begins to take pictures of incidents, it has disastrous consequences.The Picture Man By David Eldridge Neil decides he has been pushed too far by the uncaring and often callous behaviour he sees around him. But when he begins to intervene in incidents by taking pictures on his mobile phone, it has disastrous consequences. Introduced by the writer, David Eldridge. Neil ...... Martin Freeman Janine ...... Heather Craney Hussein ...... Emil Marwa George ...... Peter Marinker Man on Tube ...... Jake Harders Polish Prostitute ...... Ania Sowinkski Freddie ...... Bailey Pepper Teenage Boy ...... Joseph Tremain With Anna Bengo, Laura Molyneux, Alex Lanipekun and Ben Crowe. Directed by Sally Avens.

Starts 2008-01-06 20:00:00, Ends 2008-01-06 21:05:00 and is on for 65 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Donation, by Sean Buckley: A play about our bodies, the medical and spiritual implications of organ donation, what we wish for and what survives of us.
Details : Donation, by Sean Buckley: A play about our bodies, the medical and spiritual implications of organ donation, what we wish for and what survives of us.Donation By Sean Buckley An innovative production from the Radio Drama department, devised through a series of workshops and recorded on location across London. Donation is a play about our bodies, the medical and spiritual implications of organ donation, what we wish for and what survives of us. Lisa ...... Laura Molyneux Rachel ...... Joannah Tincey Stella ...... Anna Bengo Jacob ...... Alex Lanipekun Paul ...... Sam Pamphilon Natha ...... Lloyd Thomas Jim ...... Peter Harding Janitor ...... Leon Lissek

Starts 2008-01-13 20:00:00, Ends 2008-01-13 21:15:00 and is on for 75 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Baghdad Wedding, by Hassan Abdulrazzak: When members of a wedding party are killed in an attack in Baghdad, the lives of three friends are torn apart with terrible consequences.
Details : Baghdad Wedding, by Hassan Abdulrazzak: When members of a wedding party are killed in an attack in Baghdad, the lives of three friends are torn apart with terrible consequences.Baghdad Wedding By Hassan Abdulrazzak. When members of a wedding party are killed in a random attack in Baghdad, the lives of three friends are torn apart with unimaginable consequences. Using startling poetic imagery together with brutal language and horrific realism, Iraqi writer Hassan Abdulrazzak shows how friendship can survive extreme adversity. Salim ...... Matt Rawle Marwan ...... Nitzan Sharron Ibraheem ...... Emilio Doorgasingh Kathum ...... Silas Carson Yasser ...... Cosh Omar Luma ...... Sirine Saba Omar ...... Daniel Hart Melissa ...... Annie Hemingway Directed by Lisa Goldman.

Starts 2008-01-20 20:00:00, Ends 2008-01-20 21:40:00 and is on for 100 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : All the Colours of Love, by Pat McCabe. When Redmond is left by his wife and child, he resolves to get them back - whatever the cost.
Details : All the Colours of Love, by Pat McCabe. When Redmond is left by his wife and child, he resolves to get them back - whatever the cost.All the Colours of Love By Pat McCabe. When Redmond is left by his wife and child, he resolves to get them back - whatever the cost. A dark tale of isolation and violence by the author of The Butcher Boy. Redmond ...... Dermot Crowley Ned Strange ...... TP McKenna Catherine ...... Karen Ardiff Imogen ...... Sarah Dillon Announcer ...... Mark Lambert Piper Alpha ...... Kieran Lagan Shop Assistant ...... Stella McCusker Neighbour ...... Aine McCartney Michael ...... Johnny Brennan Fiddle music arranged and performed by Cathal Hayden. Directed by Eoin O'Callaghan.

Starts 2008-01-27 20:00:00, Ends 2008-01-27 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Devil Was Here Yesterday, by Colin Teevan. Will civil servant Simon give the report the evidence seems to support or the one the minister seems to want the evidence to support?
Details : The Devil Was Here Yesterday, by Colin Teevan. Will civil servant Simon give the report the evidence seems to support or the one the minister seems to want the evidence to support?The Devil Was Here Yesterday By Colin Teevan. Will civil servant Simon deliver the report the evidence appears to support or the report the minister seems to want the evidence to support? Inspired by a visit to South America last year, Colin Teevan's new play explores the political landscape of a country undergoing an oil-fuelled revolution. Simon ...... Owen Teale Elisabet ...... Haydn Gwynne The Minister ...... Greg Hicks Hector/Profesor ...... Stephen Greif Victoria/Firmina ...... Clare Higgins La Guacha ...... Rufus Wright Angel ...... Alex Lanipekun Gregoria ...... Nadine Marshall Willoughby/Woker ...... Martin Hyder Linda/Gloria ...... Nancy Crane Waitress ...... Laura Molyneux Original music by Nikola Kodjabashia. Directed by Toby Swift.

Starts 2008-02-03 20:00:00, Ends 2008-02-03 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Trial and Death of Socrates, by Sebastian Baczkiewicz. A play about the mystery surrounding Socrates' trial and execution, the reasons for which have long puzzled historians.
Details : The Trial and Death of Socrates, by Sebastian Baczkiewicz. A play about the mystery surrounding Socrates' trial and execution, the reasons for which have long puzzled historians.The Trial and Death of Socrates By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. A play focusing on the mystery surrounding Socrates's trial and subsequent execution, the reasons for which have long puzzled historians. Socrates has been found guilty of blasphemy and corrupting the youth of the city. On the eve of his execution his chief accuser Meletus is murdered. Josias, newly returned to Athens, is given the task of investigating the murder. Socrates ...... Joss Ackland Thrasybulis ...... Michael Feast Josias ...... Greg Hicks Crito ...... David Calder Anytus ...... Tim McInnerny Meletus ...... Joseph Kloska Xanthippe ...... Cait Davis Almathea ...... Liza Sadovy Euthyphro ...... Peter Marinker Kastor ...... Trevor Allan Davies Announcer ...... Ben Onwukwe Lysander ...... Ben Crowe Guard/Official ...... Chris Pavlo Woman ...... Liz Sutherland Directed by Jeremy Mortimer

Starts 2008-02-10 20:00:00, Ends 2008-02-10 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Cool Bag Baby, by Katie Hims: A baby in a bag is left outside a cafe in the hope that the owner will give it a home. But when the cafe stays closed, lives start to change.
Details : The Cool Bag Baby, by Katie Hims: A baby in a bag is left outside a cafe in the hope that the owner will give it a home. But when the cafe stays closed, lives start to change.The Cool Bag Baby By Katie Hims. A coolbag containing a baby is left outside a cafe in the hope that owner will provide it with a loving home. But unexpectedly the cafe stays closed, with the result that the baby is undiscovered and lives across London begin to fall apart. Katie Hims' new drama is an investigation, a love story as well as a cry for help. Carol ...... Sophie Stanton Joan ...... Rachel Davies Stuart ...... David Schofield Phil ...... Nicholas Gleaves Jana ...... Larissa Kouznetsova DI ...... Andrew Tiernan Ted/PC ...... Mark Monero Mehmet ...... Hemi Yeroham Jack ...... Jamie F Glover

Starts 2008-02-17 20:00:00, Ends 2008-02-17 21:15:00 and is on for 75 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Girlfriend in a Coma, by Douglas Coupland: Karen Ann McNeill goes into a coma. When she wakes up, voices in her head tell her the world is going to end, but she won't believe them.
Details : Girlfriend in a Coma, by Douglas Coupland: Karen Ann McNeill goes into a coma. When she wakes up, voices in her head tell her the world is going to end, but she won't believe them.Girlfriend in a Coma, by Douglas Coupland The first radio adaptation of a book by Douglas Coupland, author of Generation X and Microserfs, dramatised by Sony award-nominated Dan Rebellato. The date is 15 December 1979. Karen Ann McNeill goes into a deep coma after a teen party and remains in it until 1997. When she wakes up, the voices in her head keep telling her the world is about to end, but Karen doesn't believe them. Jared ...... Florian Hutter Karen ...... Rayisa Kondracki Wendy ...... Maggie Blake Richard ...... Jason Durran Hamilton ...... Simon Lee Phillips Pamela ...... Heather Dann Doctor ...... Peter Marinker Megan ...... Julia Summer Gloria ...... Buffy Davis Music composed by Alice Trueman

Starts 2008-02-24 20:00:00, Ends 2008-02-24 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Adding Machine, by Elmer Rice: Mr Zero has spent years adding up figures and dreaming of promotion, but when the boss finally calls him into his office he receives a surprise.
Details : The Adding Machine, by Elmer Rice: Mr Zero has spent years adding up figures and dreaming of promotion, but when the boss finally calls him into his office he receives a surprise.The Adding Machine, by Elmer Rice A work from 1923 by Pullitzer Prize-winning playwright Elmer Rice and considered to be an Expressionist classic. Mr Zero has spent the last 25 years adding up columns of figures and dreaming of advancement. But when the boss finally calls him into his office, Zero doesn't get the promotion he was expecting. Mr Zero ...... Nathan Osgood Mrs Zero ...... Rebecca Front Daisy ...... Gina Bellman Shrdlu ...... John Rogan Charles/The Head ...... Danny Sapani One/Boss ...... Peter Marinker Mrs One ...... Liza Sadovy Two/Joe ...... Chris Pavlo Mrs Two/Judy ...... Liz Sutherland Young Man/Policeman ...... Ben Crowe

Starts 2008-03-02 20:00:00, Ends 2008-03-02 21:15:00 and is on for 75 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : An Enemy of the People, by Martin Lynch. While the killing of a Catholic man in Belfast leads to his own community hiding from the truth, one woman wants justice for him.
Details : An Enemy of the People, by Martin Lynch. While the killing of a Catholic man in Belfast leads to his own community hiding from the truth, one woman wants justice for him.An Enemy Of The People By Martin Lynch and based on the play by Henrik Ibsen. A drama is set in contemporary Belfast, where the killing of a Catholic man leads to his own community struggling to come to terms with the truth. But one woman, Moya McGovern, is determined to get justice for her murdered brother-in-law - though at what cost? Moya McGovern ....... Susan Lynch Caroline McGovern ...... Seainin Brennan Sean Gillen ...... Charles Lawson Mr Gillen/Solicitor ...... Harry Towb Dominic/Frankie ...... Patrick O'Kane Manus ...... Lloyd Hutchinson Mrs McGovern ...... Eileen Pollock Director: Roland Jaquarello.

Starts 2008-03-09 20:00:00, Ends 2008-03-09 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams: An adaptation of the classic drama in which, greed and secret passions overcome a family as they fight over a dying father's millions.
Details : Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams: An adaptation of the classic drama in which, greed and secret passions overcome a family as they fight over a dying father's millions.Cat on a Hot Tin Roof By Tennessee Williams. An adaptation of Tennessee Williams's classic 1950s drama set in the plantations of the American Deep South. Hypocrisy, greed and secret passions threaten to tear apart a dysfunctional family as they fight over a dying patriarch's millions. Big Daddy ...... Joss Ackland Big Mama ...... Gemma Jones Margaret ...... Elizabeth McGovern Brick ...... Marcus D'Amico Mae ...... Alison Steadman Gooper ...... Clive Carter Rev Tooker ...... Roy Dotrice Dr Baugh ...... Kenneth Jay Lacey ...... Ben Onwukwe With Polly Dartford, Christopher Earley, Zara Mandel, Tristan Pegg as the children. Director: Andy Jordan.

Starts 2008-03-16 20:00:00, Ends 2008-03-16 22:00:00 and is on for 120 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand. Set in 17th century France, the play features the eponymous poet-swordsman with a misshapen nose who falls in love with the beautiful Roxane.
Details : Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand. Set in 17th century France, the play features the eponymous poet-swordsman with a misshapen nose who falls in love with the beautiful Roxane.Cyrano de Bergerac By Edmond Rostand and translated from the French by Anthony Burgess. Set in 17th century France, Rostand's play features the eponymous poet-swordsman with a misshapen nose who falls in love with the beautiful Roxane. She loves the dashing Gascon soldier Christian de Neuvillette and Cyrano finds himself writing love poems on his behalf. Cyrano ...... Kenneth Branagh Roxane ...... Jodhi May De Guiche ...... John Shrapnel Christian ...... Tom Hiddleston Rageuneau ...... Jimmy Yuill Montfleury ...... Stephen Critchlow Bellerose/Capuc ...... Hugh Dickson Le Bret ...... Gerard Horan Carbon/Cuigy ...... John McAndrew Ligniere ...... Steve Hodson Duenna/Marthe ...... Frances Jeater Mother Superior ...... Susan Jamieson Sister Claire ...... Joannah Tincey Valvert ...... Oliver le Sueur Director: David Timson.

Starts 2008-03-23 20:00:00, Ends 2008-03-23 22:15:00 and is on for 135 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : A Long Way from Home, by Caryl Phillips: A play about the singer Marvin Gaye's final years, spent in Begium, where he composed the song Sexual Healing shortly before his murder.
Details : A Long Way from Home, by Caryl Phillips: A play about the singer Marvin Gaye's final years, spent in Begium, where he composed the song Sexual Healing shortly before his murder.A Long Way from Home, by Caryl Phillips Caryl Phillips' original drama imagines the conflicting forces in the iconic singer Marvin Gaye's life, including family, stardom, love, sex and drugs. The story focuses on his final years, when he was offered a lifeline in the unlikely setting of Ostend in Belgium, where he composed the song Sexual Healing before he returned America and was murdered by his own father. Marvin Gaye ...... O-T Fagbenle Freddy Cousaert/Marvin Gaye Senior ...... Kerry Shale Alberta Gay/Kimona ...... Alibe Parson Beatrice/Karen ...... Rhea Bailey Liliane ...... Rachel Atkins Mitchell/Jimmy ...... Damian Lynch Sam/Stu ...... Ben Onwukwe P K ...... Major Wiley Directed by Ned Chaillet.

Starts 2008-03-30 19:00:00, Ends 2008-03-30 20:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Swan Song, by Anton Chekhov: A tribute to the late Paul Scofield, who portrays an elderly Russian actor confronting his ghosts and asking if he ever really did have 'talent'.
Details : Swan Song, by Anton Chekhov: A tribute to the late Paul Scofield, who portrays an elderly Russian actor confronting his ghosts and asking if he ever really did have 'talent'.Swan Song By Anton Chekhov and translated by Michael Frayn. As a tribute to the late Paul Scofield, another opportunity to hear his noted performance in this 2006 production. Following his final performance in a dingy provincial theatre, an elderly Russian actor confronts his ghosts. Did he ever really have 'talent'? The actor ...... Paul Scofield The prompter ...... Alec McCowen Directed by Martin Jenkins.

Starts 2008-04-06 19:00:00, Ends 2008-04-06 19:20:00 and is on for 20 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Rudolpho's Zest, by Tanika Gupta. Rudolpho has a secret - he cannot age beyond mid-life. But when Rudolpho tells Mel about his immortality, he finds his powers no longer work.
Details : Rudolpho's Zest, by Tanika Gupta. Rudolpho has a secret - he cannot age beyond mid-life. But when Rudolpho tells Mel about his immortality, he finds his powers no longer work.Rudolpho's Zest By Tanika Gupta. Rudolpho has a remarkable secret: although born in 1815, his body never ages beyond mid-life and at times has regenerated to youth. But when Rudolpho tells Mel about his immortality, he suddenly finds, at the age of 192, that his body begins to age rapidly and his zest for life is disappearing. Mel is desperate to find an answer to this conundrum before it's too late. Rudolpho ...... Ray Panthaki Mel ...... Lyndsey Marshal Susan ...... Adjoa Andoh Sita ...... Manjinder Virk Firoz ...... Paul Bhattacharjee Mahesh ...... Paul Bazely Charles Darwin ...... Geoffrey Whitehead Alice ...... Clare Corbett Ghandi ...... Sam Dastor Nasreen ...... Sakuntala Ramanee Lord Williams ...... Robert Maskell Colonel Fitzherbert ...... Peter Marinker Charles ...... Ben Onwukwe Maid ...... Liz Sutherland Babulal ...... Gagan Sharma Young Rudolpho ...... Alex Miller

Starts 2008-04-06 19:20:00, Ends 2008-04-06 20:50:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Country Wife, by William Wycherley: A raunchy Restoration comedy about a rake who spreads the false rumour that he is impotent in order to gain access to other men's wives.
Details : The Country Wife, by William Wycherley: A raunchy Restoration comedy about a rake who spreads the false rumour that he is impotent in order to gain access to other men's wives.The Country Wife By William Wycherley. Considered too obscene to be staged in its original form for nearly 200 years, William Wycherley's raunchy Restoration comedy tells the tale of Mr Horner - a notorious rake who spreads the false rumour that he is impotent in order to gain free access to other men's wives. Horner ...... Ben Miller Pinchwife ...... Geoffrey Whitehead Mrs Margery Pinchwife ...... Clare Corbett Sir Jasper Fidget ...... Nigel Anthony Lady Fidget ...... Celia Imrie Harcourt ...... Jonathan Keeble Alithea ...... Rachel Atkins Sparkish ...... Mark Williams Dorilant ...... Dale Rapley Mrs Dainty Fidget ...... Sara Markland Mrs Squeamish ...... Joan Walker Old Lady Squeamish ...... Elizabeth Morgan Lucy ...... Emma Kilbey Quack ...... John Evitts Boy ...... James Joyce Adapted and directed by David Blount.

Starts 2008-04-13 19:00:00, Ends 2008-04-13 21:15:00 and is on for 135 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Yesterday an Incident Occurred, by Mark Ravenhill: After an unprovoked attack takes place in a shopping centre, no one comes forward as a witness. How can justice be done?
Details : Yesterday an Incident Occurred, by Mark Ravenhill: After an unprovoked attack takes place in a shopping centre, no one comes forward as a witness. How can justice be done?Yesterday an Incident Occurred By Mark Ravenhill. Originally performed as part of the Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat cycle of plays at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2007 and then re-imagined for a special commission for BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking Festival 2007. After an unprovoked attack takes place in a shopping centre, no one comes forward as a witness. How can justice be done? Performed and recorded with an audience at the Victorian Civil Court of St George's Hall, Liverpool. One ...... Ian Puleston-Davies A ...... Kathryn Hunt B ...... Sam Kelly C ...... Gerard Kearns Marion ...... Carla Henry Directed by Kate Rowland.

Starts 2008-04-20 19:00:00, Ends 2008-04-20 19:55:00 and is on for 55 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Professor Bernhardi, by Arthur Schnitzler. In Vienna in 1900, a distinguished Jewish doctor prevents a Catholic priest from administering last rites to a dying patient.
Details : Professor Bernhardi, by Arthur Schnitzler. In Vienna in 1900, a distinguished Jewish doctor prevents a Catholic priest from administering last rites to a dying patient.Professor Bernhardi By Arthur Schnitzler. In Vienna in 1900, a distinguished Jewish doctor prevents a Catholic priest from administering last rites to a dying patient. His actions provoke a political witch-hunt, leading to the professor's trial and imprisonment. Adapted by National Theatre playwright Samuel Adamson, this new version of Schnitzler's play about prejudice in sophisticated society had been unseen in London for over 70 years and was produced for the stage by Dumbfounded Theatre Company in 2005. Prof Bernhardi ...... Christopher Godwin Prof Ebenwald ...... Dale Rapley Prof Pflugfelder ...... John Stahl Minister Flint/Defence ...... Andrew Woodall Prof Tugendvetter/Dr Lowenstein/Prosecution/Waiter - ball ...... John Dougall Mr Hochroitzpointer/Kulka (journalist)/Questioner ...... Justin Salinger Father Reder/Dr Schreimann ...... Andrew Havill Dr Adler/Privy Councillor Winkler/Speaker ...... Mark Lockyer Dr Oskar Bernhardi/Dr Feuermann/Waiter - restaurant/Foreman ...... Tom Godwin Prof Cyprian/Bermann ...... David Horovitch Prof Filitz/Judge ...... Geoffrey Beevers Philomena/Housekeeper/Secretary (Ministry of Education) ...... Sophie Roberts Frau Filitz/Nurse/Secretary (Elisabeth Institute) ...... Rachel Atkins Crowd/Members of Parliament ...... Cast

Starts 2008-04-27 19:00:00, Ends 2008-04-27 20:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Othello, by William Shakespeare: A production from London's Donmar Warehouse, with an award winning performance by Chiwetel Ejiofor in the title role as the jealous Moor Othello.
Details : Othello, by William Shakespeare: A production from London's Donmar Warehouse, with an award winning performance by Chiwetel Ejiofor in the title role as the jealous Moor Othello.Othello By William Shakespeare. A production from London's Donmar Warehouse, featuring an award-winning performance by Chiwetel Ejiofor in the title role as the jealous Moor Othello, alongside Ewan McGregor as the scheming Iago. When the esteemed general Othello promotes Cassio to be his personal lieutenant, Iago, Cassio's bitter rival and friend of Othello, is envious and plots revenge. Iago manipulates and enrages Othello, making him suspicious of his wife Desdemona, ultimately bringing events to a tragic conclusion. Roderigo ...... Edward Bennett Iago ...... Ewan McGregor Brabantio/Gratiano ...... James Laurenson Othello ...... Chiwetel Ejiofor Cassio ...... Tom Hiddleston First Officer/Messenger/First Cyprus Gentlemen ...... Alastair Sims First Senator/Second Cyprus Gentleman ...... David Mara Duke of Venice/Lodovico ...... Michael Hadley Desdemona ...... Kelly Reilly Montano ...... Michael Jenn Emilia ...... Michelle Fairley Bianca ...... Martina Laird Music: Adam Cork Director: Michael Grandage

Starts 2008-05-04 19:00:00, Ends 2008-05-04 21:45:00 and is on for 165 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Leopard, by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. Don Fabrizio, a member of the old Italian aristocracy, contemplates his obsolescence amidst the social changes of the Risorgimento.
Details : The Leopard, by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. Don Fabrizio, a member of the old Italian aristocracy, contemplates his obsolescence amidst the social changes of the Risorgimento.The Leopard By Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, and adapted for radio by Michael Hastings. Don Fabrizio, a member of the old Italian aristocracy, contemplates his obsolescence amidst the great social changes during the Risorgimento of the 19th century. The head of an opulent household in Sicily, he reflects nostalgically on the past as his family grows to maturity and Garibaldi's republican movement puts an end to the feudal system and the traditions of the old bourgeoisie. Don Fabrizio ...... Stanley Townsend Princess Stella/Concetta at 70 ...... Julie Legrand Concetta ...... Claire Price Angelica ...... Hayley Atwell Ciccio/Pallavicino/Priest ...... Joseph Alessi Father Pirrone ...... James Hayes Francesco/Carlo ...... Tom Vaughan-Lawlor Tancredi ...... Tom Hiddleston Calogero/Chevalley ...... Anthony O'Donnell Giovanni ...... Harry McEntire Angelica at 70 ...... Claire Nielson Director: Lucy Bailey.

Starts 2008-05-11 19:00:00, Ends 2008-05-11 20:35:00 and is on for 95 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Vertical Hour, by David Hare: Nadia, an American academic, is comfortable with her opinions and her relationships - until she meets her boyfriend's father for the first time.
Details : The Vertical Hour, by David Hare: Nadia, an American academic, is comfortable with her opinions and her relationships - until she meets her boyfriend's father for the first time.The Vertical Hour By David Hare. Nadia, an American war reporter-turned-academic, lives a settled life with her English boyfriend, but when she visits his home and meets his womanising father for the first time, her political opinions and her relationship come under great strain. Dennis Dutton ...... Joseph Kloska Oliver Lucas ...... Anton Lesser Terri Scholes ...... Wunmi Mosaku Philip Lucas ...... Tom Riley Nadia Blye ...... Indira Varma Original music composed by Nick Powell Director: Jeremy Herrin

Starts 2008-05-25 19:00:00, Ends 2008-05-25 20:35:00 and is on for 95 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Shylock, by Arnold Wesker. When Shylock's friend Antonio needs a loan, the two agree to a forfeit of a pound of flesh. However, their breaking of Venetian law may turn to tragedy.
Details : Shylock, by Arnold Wesker. When Shylock's friend Antonio needs a loan, the two agree to a forfeit of a pound of flesh. However, their breaking of Venetian law may turn to tragedy.Shylock By Arnold Wesker. A new perspective on an age-old story by one of the foremost playwrights of his generation. Shylock's close friend Antonio needs a loan, but 16th century Venetian law discriminates against Jews. For Shylock's own protection, Antonio persuades him to agree a bond. They laugh as Shylock invents the absurd forfeit of a pound of flesh - but their mockery of the law may easily turn to tragedy. Shylock Kolner ...... Henry Goodman Antonio ...... Ronald Pickup Portia Contarini ...... Juliet Stevenson Nerissa ...... Noma Dumezweni Bassanio ...... Toby Stephens Rivka ...... Sheila Steafel Jessica ...... Lydia Leonard Tubal di Ponti ...... Jonathan Tafler Lorenzo ...... Geoffrey Streatfeild Graziano ...... Nicholas Boulton Rebecca da Mendes ...... Jennie Stoller The Doge/Solomon Usque ...... Geoffrey Beevers Roderigues da Cunha ...... Anthony Glennon Singer ...... Annette Ross Producer/Director: David Hitchinson

Starts 2008-06-01 19:00:00, Ends 2008-06-01 21:00:00 and is on for 120 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : True West, by Sam Shepard. Screenwriter Austin's work on a film script is disrupted by the arrival of his elder brother Lee.
Details : True West, by Sam Shepard. Screenwriter Austin's work on a film script is disrupted by the arrival of his elder brother Lee.True West By Sam Shepard. Screenwriter Austin's work on a film script is disrupted by the arrival of his elder brother Lee. The differences between successful, creative professional Austin and brutish, desert-living Lee could not be more marked. Or could they? Lee ...... David Soul Austin ...... Richard Laing Saul ...... Kenneth Jay Mom ...... Liza Ross Director Peter Kavanagh.

Starts 2008-06-08 19:00:00, Ends 2008-06-08 20:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Starts 2008-06-15 19:00:00, Ends 2008-06-15 20:40:00 and is on for 100 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Bazajet, by Jean Racine: In far-off Byzantium, in a harem deep within the Sultan's palace, Bazajet is told by the Emperor's wife that he must marry her or die.
Details : Bazajet, by Jean Racine: In far-off Byzantium, in a harem deep within the Sultan's palace, Bazajet is told by the Emperor's wife that he must marry her or die.Bazajet By Jean Racine. In far-off Byzantium, in a harem deep within the Sultan's palace, Bazajet is told by the Emperor's wife that he must marry her or die. However, matters are complicated by the fact that he is already engaged to Atalide. Acomat ...... Michael Pennington Osmin ...... Jonathan Christie Roxane ...... Victoria Hamilton Atalide ...... Claire Price Zaire ...... Sophie Scott Bajazet ...... Bertie Carvel Zatime ...... Valerie Sarruf Translated by Alan Hollinghurst. Directed by Jane Morgan.

Starts 2008-06-22 19:00:00, Ends 2008-06-22 20:40:00 and is on for 100 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Wild Duck, by Henrik Ibsen, translated by Inga-Stina Ewbank and Peter Hall. An old friend insists on secrets being told which has a tragic impact on a young girl and her family.
Details : The Wild Duck, by Henrik Ibsen, translated by Inga-Stina Ewbank and Peter Hall. An old friend insists on secrets being told which has a tragic impact on a young girl and her family.The Wild Duck By Henrik Ibsen, translated by Inga-Stina Ewbank and Peter Hall. One of Ibsen's most powerful dramas, the play explores the tragic impact on the lives of a young girl and her family when an old friend insists on family secrets being told. Hialmar ...... Paterson Joseph Gregers ...... Michael Maloney Hedvig ...... Katie Griffiths Mrs Sorby ...... Alexandra Mathie Mr Werle ...... Russell Dixon Old Ekdal ...... Gordon Langford-Rowe Gina ...... Siobhan Finneran Relling ...... Glenn Cunningham Jenson ...... Malcolm Raeburn

Starts 2008-06-29 19:00:00, Ends 2008-06-29 21:10:00 and is on for 130 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Piper Alpha, by Stephen Phelps: A play chronicling the events of the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster, which, 20 years ago to the day, claimed the lives of 167 men.
Details : Piper Alpha, by Stephen Phelps: A play chronicling the events of the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster, which, 20 years ago to the day, claimed the lives of 167 men.Piper Alpha By Stephen Phelps. On 6 July 1988, a North Sea oil rig was destroyed by a series of explosions and a massive fire, resulting in the death of 167 men. Based on Lord Cullen's Public Inquiry, the play chronicles the disaster minute-by-minute as it happened exactly 20 years ago. Performed by Ewan Bailey, Nigel Betts, Kenny Blyth, Mark Bonnar, Liam Brennan, Stephen Critchlow, Ben Crowe, Nyasha Hatendi, Chris Pavlo, Roshan R Rohatgi, John Rowe, Dan Starkey, John Kay Steel and Joan Walker. Produced and directed by Toby Swift.

Starts 2008-07-06 20:55:00, Ends 2008-07-06 22:30:00 and is on for 95 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Blood Wedding, by Federico Garcia Lorca: A meditation on fate, war, tradition, passion and repression, inspired by the true story of a fatal feud between two families in Almeria.
Details : Blood Wedding, by Federico Garcia Lorca: A meditation on fate, war, tradition, passion and repression, inspired by the true story of a fatal feud between two families in Almeria.Blood Wedding By Federico Garcia Lorca. An evocative meditation on fate, war, tradition, passion and repression, inspired by the true story of a fatal feud between two families in the Almeria province, high in the mountains of rural Spain. A version by Ted Hughes. Mother of Bridegroom ...... Barbara Flynn Bridegroom/Woodcutter ...... Carl Prekopp Bride ...... Sarah Smart Leonardo ...... William Ash Leonardo's Wife/Girl ...... Andrea Riseborough Father of Bride ...... David Fleeshman Beggar Woman/Neighbour ...... Mary Cunningham Servant/Mother-in-Law ...... Ellie Haddington Moon ...... Claire Benedict Girls ...... Liz Carter Woodcutter ...... Sam Curtis Woodcutter ...... Chris Hannon Littler Girl ...... Daisy Jones Directed by Pauline Harris.

Starts 2008-07-13 19:00:00, Ends 2008-07-13 20:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Two Men from Delft, by Stephen Wakelam: In 1675, at the time of the death of his close friend Johannes Vermeer, Antony Van Leeuwenhoek made an astonishing discovery.
Details : Two Men from Delft, by Stephen Wakelam: In 1675, at the time of the death of his close friend Johannes Vermeer, Antony Van Leeuwenhoek made an astonishing discovery.Two Men from Delft By Stephen Wakelam. In 1675, at the time of the death of his close friend Johannes Vermeer, Antony Van Leeuwenhoek made an astonishing discovery. He was the first person to identity bacteria. Antony Van Leeuwenhooek ...... Stephen Tompkinson Christiaan Huygens ...... Alex Jennings Maria Van Leeuwenhoek ...... Emma Noakes Elisabeth Vermeer ...... Alex Tregear Music by Sylvia Hallett. Viol played by Vanessa Coode. Directed and produced by Jeremy Mortimer.

Starts 2008-07-27 20:00:00, Ends 2008-07-27 21:15:00 and is on for 75 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Season of Migration to the North: A dramatisation of Sudanese novelist Tayeb Salih's sensual thriller, often described as the most important Arab novel of the 20th century.
Details : Season of Migration to the North: A dramatisation of Sudanese novelist Tayeb Salih's sensual thriller, often described as the most important Arab novel of the 20th century.Season of Migration to the North Philip Palmer's dramatisation for Radio 3 of Sudanese novelist Tayeb Salih's sensual and shocking thriller, often described as the most important Arab novel of the 20th century.

Starts 2008-09-28 19:00:00, Ends 2008-09-28 20:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Tulips in Winter: Michelene Wandor's play, inspired by various paintings and etchings, explores the life of the enigmatic 17th-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza.
Details : Tulips in Winter: Michelene Wandor's play, inspired by various paintings and etchings, explores the life of the enigmatic 17th-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza.Tulips in Winter An exploration of the life of the enigmatic 17th century philosopher Baruch Spinoza, whose ideas still influence present day thinkers. Michelene Wandor's play, inspired by various paintings and etchings, imagines a world in which Spinoza appears in Rembrandt's Night Watch and is courted by one of Cromwell's spies. Angel ...... Angela Pleasence Baruch Spinoza ...... Ben Meyjes Miguel Spinoza ...... Gabriel Woolf Rebecca ...... Jasmine Hyde Cromwell ...... Struan Rodger Downing ...... John McAndrew Rembrandt ...... Timothy Spall Menasseh ...... Philip Voss De Witt ...... Grant Gillespie Morteira ...... David Horovitch Da Costa ...... Nicholas Boulton Joseph Prado ...... Thomas Howes Directed by Jane Morgan.

Starts 2008-10-05 19:00:00, Ends 2008-10-05 20:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Your Only Man, by Annie Caulfield: A play imagining what might have happened had the author Brian O'Nolan's two alter egos, Flann O'Brien and Myles na gCopaleen, got together.
Details : Your Only Man, by Annie Caulfield: A play imagining what might have happened had the author Brian O'Nolan's two alter egos, Flann O'Brien and Myles na gCopaleen, got together.Your Only Man By Annie Caulfield. Brian O'Nolan was an Irish writer, columnist and civil servant who wrote novels such as The Third Policeman under the pen name of Flann O'Brien and popular satirical newspaper columns as Myles na gCopaleen, while at the same time working as a civil servant in Dublin under his real name. This play imagines what might have happened had the three of them got together on the day when O'Nolan was asked to leave his civil service post. Brian O'Nolan ...... Ardal O'Hanlon Flann O'Brien ...... Dermot Crowley Myles na gCopaleen ...... Dara O'Briain Evelyn O'Nolan/Miss Fahy ...... Pauline McLynn Eddie Fahy, the policeman and everyone else ...... Lloyd Hutchinson Directed by Marilyn Imrie.

Starts 2008-08-31 20:45:00, Ends 2008-08-31 22:15:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Blue Wonder, by Ronald Frame: A story of love and deception set during the Cold War, in which a young secretary unwittingly becomes romantically involved with an East German spy.
Details : Blue Wonder, by Ronald Frame: A story of love and deception set during the Cold War, in which a young secretary unwittingly becomes romantically involved with an East German spy.Blue Wonder By Ronald Frame. This new play is a story of love and deception set during the Cold War in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Throughout this period 'romeo spies' were operating, targeting bright and susceptible young women. Alice Reeves, a young secretary from London, unwittingly becomes romantically involved with Otto Hanhart - an East German spy. The encounter leads to unexpected consequences for both parties, changing their lives forever. Alice Reeves ...... Clare Corbett Otto Hanhart ...... Jamie Glover Ben Coombes ...... Nick Sayce Henry Soper ...... Gunnar Cauthery Mr Hodges ...... Stephen Critchlow Tricia ...... Cressida Trew Doctor ...... Dan Starkey Mrs Crosby ...... Liza Sadovy Producer/Director: David Ian Neville.

Starts 2008-09-14 19:00:00, Ends 2008-09-14 20:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : A Disappearing Number: Adapted for radio by Simon McBurney and Ben Power. A play about our relentless compulsion to understand, exploring mathematics and the nature of creativity.
Details : A Disappearing Number: Adapted for radio by Simon McBurney and Ben Power. A play about our relentless compulsion to understand, exploring mathematics and the nature of creativity.A Disappearing Number Adapted for radio by Simon McBurney and Ben Power. Based on the stage play by the theatre company Complicite. An award-winning production exploring our relentless compulsion to understand, and which is a provocative meditation on the beauty of mathematics and the nature of creativity. It was inspired by the story of the collaboration between two of the 20th century's most notable pure mathematicians, Srinivasa Ramanujan, a poor Brahmin from South India, and Cambridge professor GH Hardy. Performed by David Annen, Firdous Bamji, Paul Bhattacharjee, Divya Kasturi, Chetna Pandya, Saskia Reeves and Shane Shambhu. With Mick Barnfather, Tamzin Griffin, Tim McMullan and Clive Mendus.

Starts 2008-09-21 19:00:00, Ends 2008-09-21 20:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Duchess of Malfi, by John Webster. This new production of one of the great Jacobean plays focuses on the personal tragedies of a powerful family rent by lust and betrayal.
Details : The Duchess of Malfi, by John Webster. This new production of one of the great Jacobean plays focuses on the personal tragedies of a powerful family rent by lust and betrayal.The Duchess of Malfi By John Webster. The Duchess of Malfi is one of the great Jacobean plays, and this new production focuses on the personal tragedies of a powerful family rent by lust and betrayal. When the widowed Duchess marries her steward Antonio, the choice challenges the accepted social order and established lines of power. It also brings her into direct conflict with her powerful brothers, the Duke Ferdinand and the scheming Cardinal, and tragedy ensues. The dark tale is enhanced by dark music written especially for the play. Duchess ...... Sophie Okonedo Antonio ...... Rory Kinnear Ferdinand ...... Jonathan Slinger Bosola ...... Bertie Carvel Cardinal ...... Oliver Senton Delio ...... Oliver Le Sueur Cariola ...... Becky Hindley Julia ...... Rachel Davidge Doctor ...... Michael Griffiths Pescara ...... Paul Panting Roderigo/Executioner ...... Nicholas Gadd Grisolan/Servant ...... Francis Middleditch Music by Arthur Ka Wai Jenkins. Adapted for radio and directed by Roy McMillan.

Starts 2008-10-12 19:00:00, Ends 2008-10-12 21:15:00 and is on for 135 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Black Watch, by Gregory Burke. Based on interviews conducted by Burke with former soldiers who served in the second war in Iraq. Contains very strong language.
Details : Black Watch, by Gregory Burke. Based on interviews conducted by Burke with former soldiers who served in the second war in Iraq. Contains very strong language.Black Watch By Gregory Burke. A radio version of the National Theatre of Scotland's award-winning theatre production, Black Watch is based on interviews conducted by Gregory Burke with former soldiers who served in the second war in Iraq. Hurtling from a pool room in Fife to an armoured wagon in Iraq, the action is viewed through the eyes of those on the ground and reveals what it means to be part of this venerable Scottish regiment and the war on terror. The play contains very strong language. Stewarty ...... Ali Craig Fraz ...... Emun Elliott Granty ...... Paul Rattray Cammy ...... Brian Ferguson Kenzie ...... Ryan Fletcher Officer ...... Peter Forbes Sergeant/Writer ...... Paul Higgins Rossco ...... Jordan Young Original music composed by Davey Anderson. Directed by John Tiffany

Starts 2008-10-19 19:45:00, Ends 2008-10-19 21:15:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Caligari, by Amanda Dalton: A play centring on Francis, who tells of mesmerist Dr Caligari and his slave Cesare, who seem to be responsible for a series of murders in Holstenwall.
Details : Caligari, by Amanda Dalton: A play centring on Francis, who tells of mesmerist Dr Caligari and his slave Cesare, who seem to be responsible for a series of murders in Holstenwall.Caligari By Amanda Dalton. Adapted from the 1919 film Das Cabinet des Dr Caligari, written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer, and directed by Robert Wiene. Amanda Dalton's adaptation builds on the film's themes: the madness of society, the inner workings of the human mind and the paranoia of a country in the aftermath of a war. The story centres on Francis, who recounts the story of mesmerist Dr Caligari and his somnambulist slave Cesare, who appear to be responsible for a series of murders in Holstenwall. Franzis ...... Tom Ferguson Allan ...... Luke Treadaway Frau Beckmann ...... Eileen O'Brien Jacob Straat ...... Peter Hamilton Dyer Jane ...... Sarah McDonald Hughes Dr Olfens ...... Malcolm Raeburn The Police Inspector ...... James Quinn Town clerk ...... Terence Mann Cesare ...... Robin Blaze (countertenor) Music composed by Ollie Fox and performed by Kate St John, Genevieve Wilkins, Sarah Homer and David Coulter. Directed by Susan Roberts.

Starts 2008-10-26 20:00:00, Ends 2008-10-26 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : All Quiet on the Western Front: Written by Erich Maria Remarque. The haunting, comic and desperate story of a group of young German soldiers enduring the realities of World War I.
Details : All Quiet on the Western Front: Written by Erich Maria Remarque. The haunting, comic and desperate story of a group of young German soldiers enduring the realities of World War I.All Quiet on the Western Front Written by Erich Maria Remarque and dramatised by Dave Sheasby. Considered one of the greatest war novels of all time, it is the haunting, comic, lyrical and desperate story of a group of young German soldiers enduring and coming to terms with the realities of the First World War. Paul Baumer ...... Robert Lonsdale Kropp ...... Simon Trinder Muller ...... Gunnar Cauthary Leer ...... Llyod Thomas Tjaden ...... Joseph Arkley Katczinsky ...... Stephen Critchlow Cook ...... Malcolm Tierney Westhaus ...... Stuart McLoughlin Captain Bertinck ...... Dan Starkey Kemmerich ...... Luke Walker Himmelstoss ...... Tim Treloar Detering ...... Nick Sayce Mother ...... Janice Acquah French girl ...... Donnla Hughes Erna ...... Jill Cardo Mrs Kemmerich ...... Carolyn Pickles Orderly ...... Inam Mirza Mittlestaedt ...... Paul Rider Major ...... Chris Pavlo Nurse ...... Manjeet Mann Directed by David Hunter.

Starts 2008-11-09 20:00:00, Ends 2008-11-09 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Tamburlaine - Shadow of God, by John Fletcher: Three of the most important figures in the history of the Middle and Near East are brought together in fierce debate.
Details : Tamburlaine - Shadow of God, by John Fletcher: Three of the most important figures in the history of the Middle and Near East are brought together in fierce debate.Tamburlaine: Shadow of God By John Fletcher. As war swirls around them, three of the most important figures in the history of the Middle and Near East are brought together in fierce debate: how can a successful society be built, and what does it need to do to endure? Ibn Khaldun ...... John Rowe Tamburlaine ...... Jeffery Kissoon Hafez ...... Conleth Hill Mulk ...... Jonathan Taffler Jahongir ...... Inam Mirza Hosni ...... Stephen Critchlow Vizier ...... Dan Starkey Wife ...... Donnla Hughes Other parts played by Chris Pavlo, Gunnar Cauthery and Robert Lonsdale. Directed by Marc Beeby

Starts 2008-11-16 20:00:00, Ends 2008-11-16 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : The Pattern of Painful Adventures, by Stephen Wakelam: A play about the life of Shakespeare. Business is going well, but the Bard urgently needs a collaborator for his latest play.
Details : The Pattern of Painful Adventures, by Stephen Wakelam: A play about the life of Shakespeare. Business is going well, but the Bard urgently needs a collaborator for his latest play.The Pattern of Painful Adventures, by Stephen Wakelam A new play in which Antony Sher portrays William Shakespeare. Business is going well, but the playwright urgently needs a collaborator for his latest work. His daughter is getting married, while his brother has a sick child and is in need of a job. It is 1607 and Shakespeare's life is at a turning point. William Shakespeare ...... Antony Sher Jack Robinson ...... Will Keen John Marston ...... Stephen Critchlow George Wilkins ...... Chris Pavlo Susannah Shakespeare ...... Helen Longworth Richard Burbage ...... John Rowe William Ostler/Robert Johnson ...... Robert Lonsdale Edmund Shakespeare ...... Joseph Kloska Produced and directed by Jeremy Mortimer.

Starts 2008-11-23 20:00:00, Ends 2008-11-23 21:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Shakespeare's Pericles: A romantic adventure full of tyrants, incest, murder, knights, teenagers, pirates, brothels, sublime poetry, young love, a great hero and the goddess Diana.
Details : Shakespeare's Pericles: A romantic adventure full of tyrants, incest, murder, knights, teenagers, pirates, brothels, sublime poetry, young love, a great hero and the goddess Diana.Shakespeare's Pericles A romantic adventure full of tyrants, incest, murder, knights, teenagers, pirates, brothels, sublime poetry, young love, a great hero and the goddess Diana. A multicultural cast, world music and the poet Benjamin Zephaniah give this timeless tale a contemporary twist. Pericles ...... Tom Mannion Gower ...... Benjamin Zephaniah Antiochus/Cerimon ...... Raad Rawi Marina/Antiochus' daughter ...... Helen Longworth Helicanus ...... Sean Scanlan Master ...... Dermot Crowley Fisherman ...... Paul Dinnen Simonides ...... Lorcan Cranitch Thaisa ...... Katherine Igoe Dionyza ...... Adjoa Andoh Cleon ...... Peter Gevisser Diana ...... Sian Phillips Bawd/Lychorida ...... Ayesha Antoine Philemon/Bolt ...... Nick Sayce Lysimachus ...... Ifan Meredith Leonine ...... Delroy Brown Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane.

Starts 2008-11-30 20:00:00, Ends 2008-11-30 21:40:00 and is on for 100 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Great Escape, by Andrew Whaley: A satirical play set in Zimbabwe in 2005 - during the government's slum demolitions - in which two men try to dig their way out of the country.
Details : Great Escape, by Andrew Whaley: A satirical play set in Zimbabwe in 2005 - during the government's slum demolitions - in which two men try to dig their way out of the country.Great Escape By Andrew Whaley. A satirical play set in Zimbabwe in 2005, and written in response to the Mugabe government's Operation Murambatsvina, in which thousands of illegally built dwellings were demolished, making thousands homeless. Two disenfranchised men desperately try to tunnel their way from Zimbabwe to freedom in the promised land of South Africa. But even with the help of their bizarre machine Son of the Soil - constructed with the remnants of the country's constitution - their task proves harder than they imagined. Osborn ...... Jospeh Mydell Memory ...... Christopher Obi Directed by Peter Leslie Wild.

Starts 2008-12-07 20:00:00, Ends 2008-12-07 21:20:00 and is on for 80 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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