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BBC Radio: James M. Cain, Stephen Fry, Tom Courtenay, Richard E. Grant, Francesca Annis

Posted by:	TimDunleavy 08:34 pm EST 11/30/13

Descriptions are taken from the Radio Drama newsletter, the Radio 4 Extra newsletter, and the individual web pages. Most programs are available for listening on their web pages for 7 days after broadcast. ===== For lovers of American noir, a triple bill of James M. Cain dramatisations begins this weekend. The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity are well-known as classic movies but these new radio versions go back to the original novels for their dark portrayal of the consequences of human desire. The less familiar The Butterfly completes the season next week. We were sad to hear of the death of Claire Grove last week. Claire was a prolific and much-admired producer who worked with a lot of fantastic writers over nearly 25 years in radio drama production. In tribute to her, there's another chance to enjoy one of her collaborations with Mike Bartlett, whose plays she was the first to champion, on Friday. Heart stars Alison Steadman and Nicholas Farrell. Note: there was a previous production of Double Indemnity* on Radio 4 in 1993, starring Frederic Forrest, Molly Ringwald, Teresa Russell and John Wood. ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03jsrwr The James M Cain Series The Postman Always Rings Twice Duration: 1 hour Frank Chambers, a young drifter in 1930s California, stops at a diner and is offered a job. The owner is Nick Papadakis, and his much younger, beautiful wife, Cora. There is immediate sexual chemistry between Frank and Cora, and they begin a passionate affair. Cora is tired of working at the diner, and of her husband, so they decide to murder Nick and start a new life together. The plan is to hit Nick over the head and make it look like he drowned in the bath. But the plan goes wrong, and soon everything starts to unravel. Adapted by Charlotte Greig Cora Papadakis ... Samantha Dakin Nick Papadakis ... Chris Pavlo Sackett ... Kerry Shale Sat 30 Nov 2013 14:30 BBC Radio 4 ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03jyp1c The James M Cain Series Double Indemnity Duration: 58 minutes Walter Huff has a good steady job in the insurance business and leads a quiet life. Then he meets and falls in love with Phyllis, an unhappily married woman, enquiring about accident insurance for her husband. They come up with a plan in which Phyllis's husband will die an unlikely death, by falling from a moving train. The 'accidental' nature of his demise will trigger the 'double indemnity' clause of the policy, forcing the insurance company to pay the widow twice the normal amount. The couple carry out their plan but things soon turn sour. The Insurance Investigator is suspicious, and so are Phyllis's daughter, and her mysterious boyfriend Nino. Walter Huff ... Trevor White Phyllis Nirdlinger ... Christy Meyer Keyes ... Mitchell Mullen Lola ... Ashleigh Haddad Nino ... Martin T Sherman Sun 1 Dec 2013 15:00 BBC Radio 4 Sat 7 Dec 2013 21:00 BBC Radio 4 ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03jz22c Afternoon Drama Lost and Found Duration: 45 minutes Lost and Found by Ian Kershaw A tender and humorous drama about how a father and daughter explore the memories of the past in order to connect in the present. Producer/Drirector Gary Brown Tom Courtenay needs no introduction. He first came to prominence in the sixties with iconic movies such as 'The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner', 'Billy Liar' and 'Dr Zhivago'. In the 1980s he was acclaimed for his performance in 'The Dresser' with Albert Finney. Recently he has been in the West End portraying the poet Philip Larkin in a one man show 'Pretending To Be Me'. He was knighted in 2001. Ian Kershaw has a wealth of experience in TV, Radio and Theatre. He is a graduate of the BBC Writers' Academy and has written for EastEnders, Holby City, Casualty and Shameless. Filming has just finished on his BBC TV drama 'Castles in the Sky' about Robert Watson-Watt, the father of radar, which stars Eddie Izzard. 'Lost and Found' was inspired by his wife Julie's relationship with her father John Hesmondhalgh, who sadly died earlier this year. Stan ... Tom Courtenay Zoe ... Sally Carman Dorrie ... Kate Coogan Ant ... Eddie Capli Bus Driver ... Eddie Capli Mon 2 Dec 2013 14:15 BBC Radio 4 ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03k0lg5 Drama on 3 In the Depths of Dead Love Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes Richard E Grant plays Chin, a banished poet in Howard Barker's new play set in ancient China. Chin has bought a bottomless well used by unhappy locals to end their troubles by throwing themselves in. His tiny industry is thriving. Then the beautiful Hasi appears. She seems disinclined to jump. And Chin begins to hope she won't... Chin ..... Richard E Grant Hasi ..... Francesca Annis Ghang ..... Michael Bertenshaw Mrs Hu ..... Jane Bertish Student ..... Arthur Hughes Sun 1 Dec 2013 22:00 BBC Radio 3 ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0112gvf Afternoon Drama Heart Duration: 45 minutes First broadcast: Wednesday 18 May 2011 by Mike Bartlett. Alison Steadman plays Susan, a recently retired primary school teacher. She sells things on eBay, paints her own version of modern art and grows exotic plants in a poly-tunnel. Her husband Steve is stressed at work and is becoming depressed and increasingly vicious. She hardly recognises him. Even hates him at times. Retirement wasn't meant to be like this. Directed by Claire Grove Can love cope with personality change? In Mike Bartlett's play, Steve thinks he is being sidelined by his new young boss. His mounting stress unleashes a ferocity of emotions between him and his wife. Susan tries to be light and funny but it only makes things worse. Mark is actually in a downward spiral into full blown clinical depression. Neither he nor Susan recognise this until it is too late. Alison Steadman and Nicholas Farrell star. Mike Bartlett is one of the most exciting writers in Britain today. He has worked with Paines Plough, the Royal Court and the National Theatre, where he was writer-in-residence. His play LOVE,LOVE,LOVE won Best New Play in the 2011 Theatre Awards UK and COCK won an Olivier Award in 2010 for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre. NOT TALKING for BBC Radio 3 scooped both the Imison Award for Best First Radio Play and The Tinniswood Award for Best Play in 2007. His television series THE TOWN was nominated for a BAFTA for Breakthrough Talent. Susan ... Alison Steadman Steve ... Nicholas Farrell Jackie ... Joanna Monro Fri 6 Dec 2013 14:15 BBC Radio 4 ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03jz1hv 15 Minute Drama HighLites: Split Ends Episode 1 of 5 by Steve Chambers and Phil Nodding. Bridgeford is blessed with the meanest hairdresser in Britain, and the stupidest. An impending wedding looks like a great opportunity for Bev. The fact that her rival, Anton, has already secured the business is not likely to put her off. The enduring comedy of Bev, the bitter and vindictive Chief Stylist, played by Lorraine Ashbourne, and Shirley, her fond and foolish assistant, played by Rosie Cavaliero. Highlites, 'Split Ends', is the third 15 minute series with the fourth, 'Wash 'n' blow', due for broadcast next year. Mon 2 Dec 2013 10:45 BBC Radio 4 Mon 2 Dec 2013 19:45 BBC Radio 4 ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010y0sr Afternoon Drama Father Brown: The Secret Garden Duration: 45 minutes First broadcast: Wednesday 11 May 2011 By G. K. Chesterton. Dramatised by Bert Coules. Paris, 1911. A dinner party given by Aristide Valentin, Chief of the Paris Police, is disturbed by the discovery of a stranger lying murdered within the grounds of his high-walled garden. Who is he? How did he get there? And which of the distinguished guests has committed the gruesome crime? Time for Father Brown to step forward. Intuitive and unassuming, his unremarkable exterior conceals a profound knowledge of human frailty. Who better than a priest to understand the nature and prevalence of evil? Father Brown ... Richard Greenwood Brayne ... Angus MacInnes Valentin ... Liam Brennan Dr Simon ... Jimmy Chisholm Lord Galloway ... Paul Young Lady Galloway ... Eliza Langland Dymond ... Francesca Dymond O'Brien ... Robin Laing Wed 4 Dec 2013 14:15 BBC Radio 4 ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03jznqp Afternoon Drama Kindness Duration: 45 minutes Psychological drama written by Julian Poidevin. Happy family life is disrupted when Tom's son Simon comes to stay. His arrival unearths the past, catalysing a chain of events that exposes old and new deceptions. Simon wants to fit in and be loved, Sophie wants to escape and be loved and Tom's second wife Lorna is forced to question the stability of her seemingly perfect home life. Tom ... Nicholas Gleaves Simon ... Ashley Margolis Lorna ... Sophie Thompson Sophie ... Jessica Clark Dave ... Nicholas Keith Tue 3 Dec 2013 14:15 BBC Radio 4 ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qgr4f Saturday Drama The Liberty of Norton Folgate Duration: 1 hour First broadcast: Saturday 09 February 2013 London's rich past as a melting pot of cultures is one of the themes of Madness's 2009 album - The Liberty of Norton Folgate, which has inspired Mark Davies Markham's play. Gazi and Sitara have been serving full English breakfasts at the Union Café on London's Norton Folgate for thirty years. But now the council have served a demolition order, and it looks as if their son Aki's girlfriend's father, Ralph Burke, is behind the plan to develop the site. No one is going to let the Union go without a fight, and soon Gazi and Sitara find that they have the support of pop royalty in the form of Suggs, Chas Smith and Mike Barson from Madness. Mark Davies Markham writes scripts for TV, theatre and radio. 'Taboo' the West End musical he wrote for Boy George was nominated for an Olivier Award . 'Eric' his recent play for the Liverpool Everyman was also about the music industry. Himself ... Suggs Himself ... Chas Smith Himself ... Mike Barson Gazi ... Vincent Ebrahim Sitara ... Pooja Ghai Aki ... Avin Shah Sunshine ... Danny Sapani Jess ... Stephanie Racine Ralph ... Patrick Brennan Hughie ... Adam Nagaitis Connor ... Paul Stonehouse Iona ... Eleanor Crooks Fri 6 Dec 2013 21:00 BBC Radio 4 ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jq1p Delve Special Ser 3. 1/4 The inept investigator turns his attention to torpedoes. Stephen Fry stars. Tuesday at 11pm ===== John Le Carre - The Complete Smiley MI6 intelligence officer George Smiley undertakes two investigations this week, in Shaun McKenna's dramatisations. With Simon Russell Beale in the title role. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011kw6z Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 1-3/3 Smiley emerges from retirement to hunt for a mole in the British Secret Intelligence Service. From 2009. Monday to Wednesday at 10am and 3pm http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01616ll The Honourable Schoolboy 1-2/3 Smiley has to deal with the repercussions of a betrayal. From 2010. Thursday and Friday at 10am and 3pm =====

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