Actors' Words

First
Broadcast

Comments

20070903

Actors read self-penned stories.

1/5. Le Rayon Vert

By Tim Pigott-Smith.

On a blazing hot day in Biarritz, the narrator waits on the beach in the hope of seeing the rare and famous light effect in the evening sky.

20070904

Actors read self-penned stories.

2/5. Lot 21

By Nigel Havers.

Nicholas, pursuing a miserable existence at the British Library, is sent to catalogue a private collection. Suddenly, his luck changes in ways he could never have imagined.

20070905

Actors read self-penned stories.

3/5. Agnes

By Sian Phillips.

As Agnes lies in her hospital bed, she realises that surgery has had a major and unexpected side effect.

20070906

Actors read self-penned stories.

4/5. Meeting Mr Rainbow

By Richard Griffiths.

A mouse undertakes a perilous journey to seek an audience with a parrot.

20070907

Actors read self-penned stories.

5/5. Refuge

By Imogen Stubbs.

Two refugees from war seek to rebuild their lives through the redemptive power of music.

Episodes

First Broadcast	Comments
20070903	Actors read self-penned stories. 1/5. Le Rayon Vert By Tim Pigott-Smith. On a blazing hot day in Biarritz, the narrator waits on the beach in the hope of seeing the rare and famous light effect in the evening sky.
20070904	Actors read self-penned stories. 2/5. Lot 21 By Nigel Havers. Nicholas, pursuing a miserable existence at the British Library, is sent to catalogue a private collection. Suddenly, his luck changes in ways he could never have imagined.
20070905	Actors read self-penned stories. 3/5. Agnes By Sian Phillips. As Agnes lies in her hospital bed, she realises that surgery has had a major and unexpected side effect.
20070906	Actors read self-penned stories. 4/5. Meeting Mr Rainbow By Richard Griffiths. A mouse undertakes a perilous journey to seek an audience with a parrot.
20070907	Actors read self-penned stories. 5/5. Refuge By Imogen Stubbs. Two refugees from war seek to rebuild their lives through the redemptive power of music.