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| Badgers In My Vest | ...By JOHN FLETCHER. The young Dylan Thomas spent much of the war in a Newquay pub unable to write. The challenge of a returning soldier shocks him out of his writer's block. First in a season marking the 50th anniversary of the Poet's death.... |
| Baghdad Burning | ...A searing account of life in Iraq drawn from the real life weblog of a young Iraqi woman known only as Riverbend. British Iraqi actress Jasmine Callan stars as the 24-year old, whose true identity remains concealed for her own protection. Dramatised for radio by JOHN FLETCHER.... |
| Be Not Afraid | ...The story of Handel's composition of his oratorio `Messiah', dramatised in five parts by JOHN FLETCHER. With Derek Jacobi and Paul Jesson.... |
| Big Smoke, The | ...By JOHN FLETCHER and Stan Hey. A satirical look at a tobacco industry bid to persuade the British government to legalise marijuana. With Iestyn Jones, Nick Bailey and Don Warrington. Director Foz Allan. Harris.... |
| Black Maria | ...By JOHN FLETCHER. The true story of the most famous murderess of the Victorian era, Maria Manning. The seamstress's trial mesmerised the nation, and it was after her that prison vans were dubbed `Black Marias'. With Charlotte Coleman, Andrew Lincoln, Julian Glover and John Hartley. Directed by Victoria Crompton.... |
| Deadline [drama By John Fletcher] | |
| Death And The Tango | ...Byron and Jeff are two young men with obsessions: the tango and Renaissance philosophy. Though modern-day Birmingham has little to offer them, they soon find themselves on a journey to end all journeys. Written by JOHN FLETCHER.... |
| Democracy And Language | ...a trilogy of plays commissioned by Radio 3, by JOHN FLETCHER.... |
| Front Page, The | ...By Ben Hecht and Charles McArthur. An adaptation by JOHN FLETCHER of the famous stage play set in the world of hard-bitten journalists who will stop at nothing to get a scoop. With Iain Glen, Christian Rodska and Louise Lombard.... |
| Great Chocolate Murders, The | ...Thwarted in love, middle-aged spinster Christiana Edmunds has a deadly plan. Obsession, bad drains, royalty, murder and chocolate liqueurs all play their part in JOHN FLETCHER's drama, which is based on a true story.... |
| Green Hill, The | ...By: JOHN FLETCHER... |
| How Not To Run A Foreign Policy | ...Political comedy by JOHN FLETCHER, set in 1937.... |
| Lady Of Shalott, The | ...By JOHN FLETCHER. When an aged butterfly collector is found poisoned by chloroform, a journalist uncovers a scandal which rocks the genteel tranquility of Victorian England. A curious menage a trois is revealed between a 16-year-old girl, the local vicar and the victim. With Sarah-Jane Holm, Ian Hughes and Clive Swift. Director Cathryn Horn.... |
| Mckinnon Extradition, The | ...JOHN FLETCHER's play tells the true story of Gary McKinnon, a British citizen who is fighting extradition to the US on suspicion of hacking into government computers.... |
| Mother Spy | ...... |
| Postscript | ...Five specially commissioned dramatic monologues that combine fiction and a news story. 4: `Abide with Me'. By JOHN FLETCHER ... |
| Shilling For Candles, A | ...A 1930s comedy thriller by Josephine Tey, dramatised by JOHN FLETCHER. The independent-minded daughter of a chief police constable meets a suspected killer on the run. With Giles Fagan, Tilly Gaunt, Steve Hodson, Stephen Thorne and Ben Crowe. Director Tabitha Potts.... |
| Sicilian Expedition, The | ...By JOHN FLETCHER.... |
| Tamburlaine - Shadow Of God | ...By JOHN FLETCHER.... |
| Up Against It | ...Joe Orton's unfinished screenplay, written for the Beatles in 1967 and adapted for radio by JOHN FLETCHER. Orton was found dead on the very day he was to meet director Richard Lester about the making of the film. In this first production of the play, 30 years on, Blur's Damon Albarn provides a musical link to the original Beatles casting. Also starring Leo McKern, Sylvia Syms, Prunella Scales, Douglas Hodge, Joe Fiennes, Louise Lombard and Jacinta Mulcahy. John Gielgud and Irish director Joe Dowling make cameo appearances. Director John Adams ... |
| Waiting For The Earth To Move | ...JOHN FLETCHER's new play tells the story of Nick Leeson and the collapse of Barings Bank. With Richard Briers, Paul Chan, Leena Dhingra and Andrew Lincoln. Directors Catherine Bailey and John Dove.... |
| Who Am I To You? | ...Adapted for radio by Rehan Sheikh and JOHN FLETCHER from the biggest Bollywood film hit of 1995, `Hum Aapke Hain Koun'. After two brothers fall in love with two sisters, one of the sisters dies and the other is betrothed to the wrong brother. But in true musical-comedy style, the family find a happy solution for everyone. With Saeed Jaffrey, Rehan Sheikh and Nina Wadia. Directed by Kristine Landon-Smith.... |