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| About Colin | ...A comedy by Robert Shearman. Two very different ladies keep meeting for lunch in a variety of restaurants - their only link being Colin. With Linda Marlowe and Gemma Saunders. Director: JANET WHITAKER... |
| All You On The Good Earth | ...By Stephen Sharkey. On CHRISTMAS Eve ,1968, the Apollo 8 Mission, the first manned flight to the moon, orbited it 10 times. In this play, it's progress is followed obsessively by 10 year old astronaut enthusiast Neil O'Brien who becomes increasingly engrossed in the mission as he tries to block out the family problems that look set to ruin CHRISTMAS - and the space mission for him. Neil....Sean Harrison Mum....Fiona Victory Dad....Daniel Ryan Directed by JANET WHITAKER... |
| Answered Prayers | ...Directed by JANET WHITAKER... |
| Aspern Papers, The | ...Henry James's novel, dramatised in two parts by Jane Beeson. 1: In the romantic city of Venice, an American poet writes love letters and sonnets to the girl with beautiful eyes, Juliana Bordereau. Fifty years later, a literary bounty hunter will do anything to get a glimpse of the papers, but how high is the price? With james laurenson, Angela Pleasence and Moira Lister. Director JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Ballad Of Billy Rainbow, The | ...Tony Ramsay's play is a darkly comic detective story set against a background of witchcraft in Elizabethan Norfolk. With Michael Maloney, Daniela Nardini and Trevor Peacock. Director: JANET WHITAKER. Director Gordon House ... |
| Basic Magic | ...by John Peacock. With Rosemary Leach, John Hartley and Becky Hindley. Director JANET WHITAKER... |
| Before The Party [drama] | ...By Somerset Maugham, dramatised by Neville Teller. In tribute to Dorothy Tutin, this story stars herself, her husband Derek Waring, and her daughter Amanda Waring. Narrated by Dirk Bogarde. Directed by JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Bitter Medicine | ...JANET WHITAKER (Producer).... |
| Black Velvet | ...JANET WHITAKER (Producer)... |
| Bluethroat Morning | ...Directed by JANET WHITAKER... |
| Body Of Glass | ...Directed by JANET WHITAKER.... |
| Breathing Underwater | ...... |
| Bright Red One, The | ...JANET WHITAKER (Producer)... |
| Christmas Carol, A [drama] | ...JANET WHITAKER (Producer).... |
| Clearing, The | ...By Helen Edmundson. IRELAND, 1653. An ENGLISH landowner has married an Irish girl, but betrayal splits the family apart as Cromwell's occupation of IRELAND forces everyone to take sides. With Orla Brady as Madeleine Preston and Neil Dudgeon as Robert Preston. Director JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Daunt And Dervish | ...Daunt and Dervish have established their detective agency and there is a steady flow of business. But their lives really become exciting when they rescue a woman from drowning, discover she is not at all what she seems, and find themselves involved in the more shady side of life at the race track. Josephine Daunt....Anna Massey Susan Dervish....Imelda Staunton Bill Mackie....Bill Paterson Ted Sharping....Bill Nighy Inspector Morgan....Joan Meredith Flora....Helen Longworth Madame Januski....Carolyn Jones Manager....Jonathan Keeble Written by Guy Meredith from an idea by Anna Massey and Imelda Staunton. Directed by JANET WHITAKER... |
| Deadlock | ...JANET WHITAKER (Producer).... |
| Death At The Bed End | ...Directed by JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Deptford Wives | ...By Jenny Buckman. Deptford Wives is a comedy based on a true story of love and obstinacy. In 1772 the author of the extraordinary autobiography The History of a Female Shipwright, has battles with her publisher over her right to tell her story in full. Elizabeth Slade....Geraldine James Mary Lacey....Suzanna Hamilton Ben Slade....David Bamber Mr Lewis....Christopher Scott John Richardson....Gordon Reid Susan Richardson....Jemma Churchill Directed by JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Drama On 3 | ...... |
| Drought, The | ...With Kathleen Helme, Angela Wynter and Susan Cookson. Director JANET WHITAKER.BT=0500]... |
| Fox, The | ...The second of three novellas by D H Lawrence. Philip Jackson, as D H Lawrence, narrates the story of two young girls who try to run a small holding until a young soldier, Henry, arrives and one of the girls is as attracted to him as she is by the animal magnetism of the fox who wrecks their hen house. With John Light, Lucy Whybrow, Alice Arnold and Paul Gregory. Director JANET WHITAKER ... |
| From The House At The Top Of The World | ...The second of three plays by Ray Jenkins based on the diaries of Catherine, Lady McCartney, wife of the British Consul in Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan. 1900. The brilliant archaeologist Auriel Stein comes to stay, in search of lost cities on the Silk Road, and to uncover a clever forgery. With Siobhan Redmond and Alex Jennings. Director JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Georgiana, Duchess Of Devonshire | ...By Amanda Foreman, dramatised in 15 parts by Jennifer Curry. 1: `Society Wedding, 1774'. In the late 18th century, Georgiana Spencer married into the powerful Duke of Devonshire's family and became the most celebrated woman of her age. With Juliet Aubrey, Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Maggie Steed and John Rowe. Directors: Cherry Cookson and JANET WHITAKER.... |
| Ghosts | ...By Henrik Ibsen. Doug Lucie's new adaptation of one of Ibsen's most controversial plays, the story of a mother and son struggling to come to terms with the past. Directed by JANET WHITAKER, with Penelope Wilton (Mrs Helene Alving), Paul Rhys (Oswald Irving), Patrick Malahide (Pastor Manders), Michael Elphick (Jakob Engstrand), and Letitia Dean (Regine Engstrand). Translation by Margaretha Danbolt Simon.... |
| Great Meadow | ...Abridged by Neville Teller. Producer: JANET WHITAKER.... |
| Guesses At Most, The | ...By Doug Lucie. Lucie's theatre plays are scathing satires on aspects of modern Britain, and in his first radio play, he explores life under New Labour for two middle-class sisters. Diana Quick (Jill), Bill Nighy (Stan), Julie Legrand (Lisa), Amy Shindler (Daisy), Andrew Howard (Ash), Victoria O'Donnell (Zoe). Director: JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Hard Times | ...... |
| Hawksmoor | ...Nick Fisher's adaptation of Peter Ackroyd's acclaimed 1985 novel, starring Philip Jackson as both Dyer, the 18th-century architect whose work reflects his obsession with the old religion, and the modern detective Hawksmoor, who is investigating murders that mirror the sacrifices which took place 300 years earlier. With Norman Rodway, Richard Johnson and Miranda Foster. Directed by JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Heartbreak House | ...A fantasia in the Russian manner on English themes, by Bernard Shaw. In his 1919 preface, Shaw described the play as `cultured, leisured Europe before the war'. Begun in 1916, the play is a witty satire on the Bohemian classes, the horse-riding classes and the pragmatic politicians and capitalists who hover between the two. Amidst the farce, they are not indifferent to the impending danger but seem unable to help themselves, `like moths round a candle'. With John Wood, Eleanor Bron, Cheryl Campbell and David Troughton. Director JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Holiday, The | ...By Stevie Smith, dramatised by Michelene Wandor. A story of unresolved love, set at the end of World War II, when everyone is unsettled and summer is drawing to a close. With Lucy Whybrow, Andrew Wincott, Roger May and Philip Joseph. Directed by JANET WHITAKER ... |
| In The Bosom Of The Slag | ...By Richard Cameron. Nearing the anniversary of the Miners' strike, and Charmaine (Drag Queen and ex-miner) is climbing into the Guinness Book of Records with 45 days non-stop organ playing. As an associate member of the Women's Action Group he's raising money to support what they are trying to do to get the community off its knees after the strike that split families and opened up wounds that still haven't healed. Charmaine....Paul Copley Rose....Helen Longworth Frankie....Melanie Hill Irene....Anne Carroll Bridget....Kathryn Pogson Kyla....Rebecca Callard Jodie....Emma Jengs Gina....Carla Simpson Geoff....Steve Hodson Pete....Steve Garti John....Shaun Dooley Directed by JANET WHITAKER.... |
| Killing Orders | ...JANET WHITAKER (Producer).... |
| Ladybird, The | ...The last of three novellas by D H Lawrence, dramatised by Nick McCarty. Philip Jackson, as Lawrence, narrates the story of a strange mesmeric love affair between an enemy officer in a prison hospital and Lady Daphne who visits him, initially out of duty. With Emma Fielding, Steven Hodson and Christopher Bowen. Director JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Life With Lisa | ...... |
| Little Dorrit | ...With Ian Mckellen, Julian Wadham, Margaret Tyzack, John Wood and Jasmine Hyde. Directed by JANET WHITAKER.... |
| Lucinda Brayford | ...... |
| Macguffin, The [drama] | ...Trevor Lloyd's homage to Alfred Hitchcock's script editor Angus Macphail, inventor of the Macguffin, set on the day of the Queen's Coronation in 1953. Angus Macphail....Ian McDiarmid Robert Hamer....Peter Blythe Katrin Eisler....indira varma Frank....Ben Crowe Monique....Alison Pettitt Freda....Carolyn Jones Jack....Bruce Purchase Geoffrey....Stephen Critchlow Isobel....Lisa Sadovy PC....Andrew Harrison Hitchcock....Ewan Bailey Directed by JANET WHITAKER... |
| Moonlight | ...Harold Pinter heads a distinguished cast in this first radio production of his own play. A man is on his death bed, but where is his loving family...? With Sara Kestelman, John Shrapnel, Jill Johnson, Douglas Hodge, Harry Burton and Indira Varma. Music by Elizabeth Parker. Directed by JANET WHITAKER ... |
| No Problem | ...An idyllic holiday heads for disaster when Beth and Simon become trapped in an airport transit lounge. Written by Renny KRUPINSKI and produced by JANET WHITAKER.... |
| Odds Against | ...JANET WHITAKER (Producer)... |
| Odyssey, The | ...Directed by JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Our Betters | ...W Somerset Maugham's satire on American heiresses who marry into European aristocracy was labelled an `excoriating comedy' when it was first staged in 1925. This production stars Kathleen Turner as Pearl, Lady Grayston; Rula Lenska as the Duchesse de Surennes; Barbara Jefford as the Principessa; and Nigel Davenport as Arthur Fenwick. Director JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Our Kath | ...The contralto Kathleen Ferrier died, aged only 41, 50 years ago on 8th October 1953. At the time, she was described as the most popular woman in Britain after the Queen, not only because of her stunning voice but also because of her radiant personality. This is her life story. Winifred Ferrier....Shirley Dixon Alice Ferrier....Marlene Sidaway William Ferrier....Alan Williams Kath aged 3....Amira McCarthy Kath aged 9....Stephanie Rawson George aged 8....Simon Holmes George aged 15....Nigel Pilkington Miss Walker....Anne Carroll Programme Consultant: Maurice Leonard Directed by JANET WHITAKER Music: He was Despised from Handel's Messiah.... |
| Painful Case, A | ...By James Joyce, dramatised by Christopher Fitz-Simon. Mr Duffy's only luxury is the occasional classical music concert. At one such event, he meets Mrs Sinico, who changes his life. With Kevin Flood, Marion O'Dwyer and T P McKenna. Director Eoin O'Callaghan. Director JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Papa's Clean Suit | ...By Tim Jackson. The eminent Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann commits suicide. Does his death embody his famous entropy principle, and does his daughter's love affair - an affair that grows out of the tragedy - transcend it? With Richard Johnson and Emma Fielding. Director: JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Piece Of Justice, A | ...Dramatised by Neville Teller from the novel by Jill Paton Walsh, with Barbara Flynn as Imogen Quy and Rosemary Leach as Janet Summerfield. When Fran takes over the biography of mathematician Gideon Summerfield, she rapidly discovers a mystery about him. Her friend Imogen is the first to realise that she may be in danger. Director JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Portrait | ...By Michael Mundell. Sydney, 1944. William Dobell wins the Archibald Prize with a portrait of his friend and fellow artist Joshua Smith. But is it a portrait or a caricature? with Paul English, Richard Piper, Frank Gallagher, Joy Mitchell and Denis Moore. Director JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Redemption | ...By Joanna Murray-Smith. In a flat high above Central Park, Edie and Sam meet for the first time in four years, brought together by unexpected and painful circumstances. With Lia Williams and Ciaran Hinds. Directed by JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Saturday Play, The | ...... |
| Sea-bathing And Stilton | ...By Greg Lyons. It is 1760, and two young women, fresh from the workhouse, seek their fortunes in a rapidly changing Britain. With Rachel Atkins, Gemma Saunders, David Thorpe and Alison Pettitt. Directed by JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Shut Eye | ...... |
| Skylight | ...Richard Eyre's acclaimed Royal National Theatre production of David Hare's `Skylight' comes to Radio 3. In the 1980s, married entrepreneur Tom Sergeant had a brief affair with his assistant Kyra. Now his wife is dead and Kyra is a teacher in the East End. During a long night, Tom and Kyra try to explore what happened to them and to find new meeting grounds between them. They are still in love, but can there be any future for them as a couple? David Hare's play `Amy's View' is currently running to great acclaim in the West End. With Bill Nighy, Stella Gonet and Theo Fraser Steele. Director JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Slip, The | ...JANET WHITAKER (Producer)... |
| So Beats My Heart | ...A surreal love story by Nandita Ghose. Heart transplants take on a new dimension in this tale of Michael, who discovers his heart and his life. With John Bowe and indira varma. Director: JANET WHITAKER.... |
| Stanley | ...By Pam Gems. Stanley Spencer, the exuberant visionary of 20th-century British art, had a life tinged with tragedy and farce, which included two disastrous marriages. Stanley (Michael Maloney), Patricia Preece (Cheryl Campbell), Hilda Carline (Susan Wooldridge), Dorothy Hepworth (Rowena Cooper), Mrs Carline (Janet Henfrey), Henry Lamb (Jonathan Cake), Gwen Raverat (Abigail McKern), Dudley Tooth (John Rowe), Augustus John (Gavin Muir), Elsie (Alison Pettitt), Nurse (Beth Chalmers). Director: JANET WHITAKER... |
| Two-part Prelude, The | ...William Wordsworth's shortened version of his own great autobiographical poem focuses chiefly on his childhood and contains some of the greatest passages of the original work. It is performed here by John Rowe as a dramatic monologue. Director JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Unwritten Law | ...The tragic story of Emma Humphries, who was tried at Nottingham Crown Court for the murder of her boyfriend in 1985. She never denied killing him but pleaded not guilty to murder on grounds of provocation. With Gemma Saunders and Tracy Wiles. Written by Rib Davis. Director: JANET WHITAKER ... |
| Voss | ...Patrick White's novel, dramatised in two parts by Julia Stoneham. 1: German explorer Voss is determined to lead a trek across the centre of Australia. Before he leaves, he meets an English girl with whom he forms a strange and passionate relationship. With Robert Menzies and Pamela Rabe. Directed by JANET WHITAKER. Jonathan Keeble. Director Enyd Williams ... |
| Walton's Pike | ...Tony Ramsay's play about Sir Izaak Walton, author of `The Compleat Angler', as he goes on one last fishing trip. With Richard Johnson, David Timson and Teresa Gallagher. Director JANET WHITAKER ... |
| War And Peace | ...... |
| Water Babies, The | ...By Charles Kingsley, dramatised in three episodes by Berlie Doherty. Starring Julia Mckenzie as Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby and the Irishwoman, Oliver Peace as Tom, and Timothy West as Charles Kingsley. 1: Tom is forced by Grimes up the chimneys of Hartover Hall. In the chase that follows, Tom is rescued by the Fairies and taken to be a Water Baby. With Philip Jackson. Director JANET WHITAKER.... |
| Wizard Of Earthsea, A | ...Dramatised by Bert Coules. Directed by JANET WHITAKER. Music composed by David... |
| Woman Of Ice | ...By Bryony Lavery. High in the Altai Mountains, an archaeologist discovers a princess in the ice. As her story is uncovered, it begins to affect the archaeologist's own life. With Suzanna Hamilton and Matilda Ziegler. Director JANET WHITAKER... |
| Wuthering Heights | ...Produced by JANET WHITAKER.... |
| You're Breaking Up | ...Directed by JANET WHITAKER... |