Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Episode 1 | 20140818 | by Kate Chopin, dramatised by Janice Okoh
Holidaying on Grand Isle in 1899, Edna Pontellier feels she is living in a dream, so the attentions of the dashing young Robert Lebrun serve merely to amuse her.
Edna Pontellier ..... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Produced and directed by Marion Nancarrow
When it was published in 1899, Kate Chopin's novel shocked society and divided critics. Respectable, married Edna Pontellier, 28, is away from her home in New Orleans, holidaying on Grand Isle in the Gulf of Mexico with her husband and children. Teaching her to swim is the debonair young Robert Lebrun, known for forming an attachment with a different woman every summer. Despite warnings from her more conventional friend, Adele, Edna falls incontrovertibly for Robert. When he leaves Louisana for Mexico, Edna realises she's been "awakened" and questions everything: her marriage, her position, the society she lives in. But what is left for her? The novel is regarded by many as the first in a new wave of modern American literature.
The novel published in 1899 that ushered in the age of early American feminist literature. Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations |
| 02 | Episode 2 | 20140819 | by Kate Chopin, dramatised for radio by Janice Okoh
Edna is still holidaying on Grand Isle and, after a disagreement with her husband, plans a trip alone with Robert.
Edna Pontellier ..... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Produced and directed by Marion Nancarrow
Edna continues to be enraptured by Robert\u2019s company, but there\u2019s a shock in store for her. Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations |
| 03 | 20140820 | by Kate Chopin, dramatised for radio by Janice Okoh
Edna continues to be enraptured by Robert's company, but there is a shock in store for her.
Edna Pontellier ..... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Produced and directed by Marion Nancarrow
Edna continues to be enraptured by Robert\u2019s company, but there\u2019s a shock in store for her. Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations | |
| 04 | 20140821 | by Kate Chopin, dramatised for radio by Janice Okoh
Leonce hopes a visit from her father will stop Edna's unconventional behaviour, but very soon the notorious Alcee Arobin has begun to visit....
Edna Pontellier ..... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Produced and directed by Marion Nancarrow
Leonce hopes Edna\u2019s father can stop her unconventional behaviour. Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations | |
| 05 | 20140822 | by Kate Chopin, dramatised for radio by Janice Okoh
Edna thinks Robert's return will make her happy, but events are to overtake them both.
Edna Pontellier ..... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Produced and directed by Marion Nancarrow
Edna thinks Robert's return will make her happy, but events overtake them both. Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations |