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BBC Radio: Jeremy Irons reads T.S. Eliot

Posted by:	TimDunleavy 06:22 pm EST 01/18/14

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. ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03q4pss Saturday Drama Four Quartets Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes Jeremy Irons reads Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot. Four Quartets is the culminating achievement of T.S. Eliot's career as a poet. While containing some of the most musical and unforgettable passages in twentieth-century poetry, its four parts, 'Burnt Norton', 'East Coker', 'The Dry Salvages' and 'Little Gidding', present a rigorous meditation on the spiritual, philosophical and personal themes which preoccupied the author. It was the way in which a private voice was heard to speak for the concerns of an entire generation, in the midst of war and doubt, that confirmed it as an enduring masterpiece. With an introduction by Michael Symmons Roberts, Lord David Alton and Gail McDonald. Sat 18 Jan 2014 14:30 BBC Radio 4 ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03q4fc6 Drama on 3 The Oresteia Episode 2 of 3 The Libation Bearers Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes By Aeschylus A new version by Ed Hime The second play in Aeschylus's classic trilogy about murder, revenge and justice. Agamemnon's son Orestes returns home from exile to kill his mother in revenge for his father's murder. But where can he find the strength to carry out such a terrible deed? Orestes ... Will Howard Electra ... Joanne Froggatt Clytemnestra ... Lesley Sharp The Chorus ... Sheila Reid The Chorus ... Amanda Lawrence The Chorus ... Carys Eleri Aegisthus ... Sean Murray Cilissa ... Carolyn Pickles Pylades ... Joel MacCormack Servant ... David Seddon Servant ... John Norton Iphigenia ... Georgie Fuller Singer ... Adriana Festeu Musician ... Alasdair Malloy Musician ... Stephen Webberley Musician ... Stephen Whibley Sun 19 Jan 2014 22:00 BBC Radio 3 ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03q600m 15 Minute Drama November Dead List Episode 1 of 5 By Nick Perry. Nicola Walker stars as a detective in our gritty new crime drama. Each Roman Catholic parish compiles a Book of the Dead from the lists of departed loved ones submitted by parishioners. Printed on the front of the envelopes are three words: November Dead List. In our drama, a young priest opens one such envelope and discovers - not a list of the dead but a list of people he knows to be alive, and members of his congregation. At first he thinks it's someone's idea of a joke. Then the people named start turning up dead. DI Flood ... Nicola Walker Father Manu ... Paul Ready John ... Steve Toussaint Father Pat ... Dermot Crowley Simon ... Arthur Hughes Terrence ...John Norton Gerry ...Stephen Hogan Kevin ...Sean Murray Eileen ...Carolyn Pickles Journalist ... Carys Eleri Mon 20 Jan 2014 10:45 BBC Radio 4 Mon 20 Jan 2014 19:45 BBC Radio 4 ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00gqpr3 15 Minute Drama Vita Sackville-West - All Passion Spent Episode 1 of 5 Availability: 2 days left to listen First broadcast: Monday 19 January 2009 Adaptation of the 1931 novel by Vita Sackville-West about an old widow who defies her children to embark on an independent life after her husband dies. Lady Slane ...... Honor Blackman Mr FitzGeorge ...... Alec McCowen Herbert Holland ...... John Nicholas Carrie ...... Phyllida Nash Kay Holland ...... Patrick Romer Mr Bucktrout ...... Paul Nicholson Mr Gosheron ...... Peter Ellis Genoux ...... Sonia Elliman Police Inspector ...... Russell Boulter Deborah Holland ...... Annabel Scholey Mon 13 Jan 2014 14:00 BBC Radio 4 Extra ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011pkg2 Afternoon Drama The 40 Year Twitch Duration: 45 minutes First broadcast: Wednesday 08 June 2011 When Yvonne loses her job at the age of 64, she starts to fear that husband Neil's devotion to birding - birdwatching to the uninitiated - is actually all about escaping her and their humdrum life together. Thus begins a somewhat overenthusiastic pursuit of the truth as she trains her binoculars firmly on Neil's every move. Can best friend Wendy bring her back to earth? Yvonne ... Paula Wilcox Neil ... Philip Jackson Wendy ... Anne Reid Austin ... Brian Bowles Mon 20 Jan 2014 14:15 BBC Radio 4 ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03q9q2j Afternoon Drama Demon Brother Episode 1 of 2 Duration: 45 minutes By Matthew Broughton When Jasper finds his father dead, a dark mystery begins to unfold. His dad kept a secret - Jasper has a twin brother, Eddie, whom he's never met. After the funeral the two brothers decide to swap lives. As Jasper escapes the confines of his faltering marriage and attempts to track down his father's killer, he soon discovers that with his new found freedom comes the threat of extreme danger. A dark thriller in two parts that reflect each other: The first tells Jasper's story. The second tells Eddie's. Demon Brother is a story about identity, sex and death. Shaun Dingwall (New Tricks, Young Victoria, Doctor Who) stars opposite himself as the two brothers, Jasper and Eddie - one good and one very bad. Valene Kane (The Fall) makes her radio debut as Jasper's wife Caitlin. With supporting performances from Vera Filatova (Peep Show) and Kenneth Cranham (Made in Dagenham, Layer Cake, Shine on Harvey Moon). Wed 22 Jan 2014 14:15 BBC Radio 4 Episode 2 at the same time Thursday ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03q69c7 Afternoon Drama Paradigm Duration: 45 minutes 'Shameless' meets 'The Truman Show' in a new dark comedy by Sean Grundy. Members of the Kilmartin family struggle with deception, betrayal and a local authority official who knows jujitsu when they discover that their lives aren't quite what they thought they were. Rasha ... Sirine Saba Alan ... Anton Lesser Mrs Khory ...Nina Wadia Mrs Oud ... Souad Farres Dr Mansour ... Peter Polycarpou Shehadi ... Zubin Varla Elias ... Amir El Masry Sara ... Georgie Fuller Walid ... Jude Edriss Tue 21 Jan 2014 14:15 BBC Radio 4 ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03qfzgn Afternoon Drama The Road to Yalta Duration: 45 minutes February 1945. Hitler's exhausted armies are in full retreat before the triumphant advance of American and British troops from the West, and Russians from the East. It becomes imperative that Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin meet face-to-face, to decide the future shape of Europe. They meet at the tiny Russian resort of Yalta, each ready to play their hand in a high-speed game of poker, and each relying on their diplomatic and intelligence communities to deal them the winning hand. Meanwhile, in Ian Curteis' drama, loosely based on real events, diplomats at the British Embassy in Washington are discussing their high-flying First Minister - an impeccably-connected young man called Donald Maclean. Lord Halifax ... Christopher Godwin Sir John Balfour ... Matthew Marsh Donald Maclean ... Geoffrey Streatfeild Melinda Maclean ... Kelly Burke John Brightman ... David Seddon Brice Reynolds ... Steve Toussaint Nikolai Gorski ... Ewan Bailey Fri 24 Jan 2014 14:15 BBC Radio 4 ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00slpvx PL Travers - Mary Poppins Juliet Stevenson stars as the magical nanny who arrives from nowhere and transforms the lives of everyone she meets. Practically perfect in every way. Sunday at 9am and 5pm ===== http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/ptw Podcast Drama of the Week: Oresteia: Agamemnon (Play 1) The first of the three plays in Aeschylus' classic trilogy about murder, revenge and justice brought vividly to life in a new version by playwright Simon Scardifield. =====

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