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Abandoned Projects

First broadcast from 20050228 to 20080413. (* = BBC7).

By Alan Plater

The original broadcasts were on Radio 4, the omnibus was made by BBC7 and has all five episodes.

26 episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Description
01	Gone But Not Forgotten	20050228	* 20080407, * 20080408, * 20090302, * 20090303	Playwright Alan Plater narrates the story of his successful career, through tongue in cheek memories of the projects that were never made. Alan Plater narrates the story of his successful writing career through tongue-in-cheek memories of the projects that were never made.
1	Gone But Not Forgotten		* 20100315	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] The playwright recounts his career through some amazing stories he never completed. With Maureen Lipman and Brian Blessed. . The playwright recounts his career through some amazing stories he never completed.
1	Gone But Not Forgotten		* 20100315	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] . The playwright recounts his career through some amazing stories he never completed.
1	Gone But Not Forgotten		* 20100316	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] . The playwright recounts his career through some amazing stories he never completed.
1	Gone But Not Forgotten		* 20100316	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] . The playwright recounts his career through some amazing stories he never completed.
2	Alternative Comedy		* 20100316	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] The playwright recalls entertaining the idea of being a comic - and some unusual student shows. With Christian Rodska. . The playwright recalls his idea of being a comic - and some unusual student shows.
2	Alternative Comedy		* 20100316	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] . The playwright recalls his idea of being a comic - and some unusual student shows.
2	Alternative Comedy		* 20100317	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] . The playwright recalls his idea of being a comic - and some unusual student shows.
2	Alternative Comedy		* 20100317	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] . The playwright recalls his idea of being a comic - and some unusual student shows.
3	Wild Pigs Of Thorngumbald		* 20100317	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] The playwright recalls how his career as an architect ended early, but not before an animal encounter. With Christian Rodska. . The playwright's career as an architect ended early, but not before an animal encounter.
3	Wild Pigs Of Thorngumbald		* 20100317	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] . The playwright's career as an architect ended early, but not before an animal encounter.
3	Wild Pigs Of Thorngumbald		* 20100318	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] . The playwright's career as an architect ended early, but not before an animal encounter.
3	Wild Pigs Of Thorngumbald		* 20100318	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] . The playwright's career as an architect ended early, but not before an animal encounter.
4			* 20100318	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] Alan Plater recalls a never-realised bleak opera - and a film meant to star Rex Harrison. With John Woodvine. . Alan Plater recalls a never-realised opera - and a film meant to star Rex Harrison.
4			* 20100318	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] . Alan Plater recalls a never-realised opera - and a film meant to star Rex Harrison.
4			* 20100319	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] . Alan Plater recalls a never-realised opera - and a film meant to star Rex Harrison.
4			* 20100319	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] . Alan Plater recalls a never-realised opera - and a film meant to star Rex Harrison.
	Omnibus	20080413	20080414
5 LAST	Contrasting Phone Calls And The Beatles		* 20100319	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] Two late-night phone calls bring playwright Alan Plater very different news, as he concludes his own story. With Christian Rodska. . Two late-night phone calls bring Alan Plater very different news.
5 LAST	Contrasting Phone Calls And The Beatles		* 20100319	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] . Two late-night phone calls bring Alan Plater very different news.
5 LAST	Contrasting Phone Calls And The Beatles		* 20100320	[unmatched BBC7 broadcast] . Two late-night phone calls bring Alan Plater very different news.
			* 20080413, * 20090308, * 20090309	Alan Plater narrates the story of his career through memories of projects never made. Alan Plater narrates the tongue-in-cheek story of his successful writing career, with memories of the projects he never made.
02	Alternative Comedy	20050301	* 20080408, * 20080409, * 20090303, * 20090304	Alan Plater remembers some of his unusual performances at university and school, when he entertained the idea of being a comic. Alan Plater reveals why he never became Spike Milligan or Django Reinhardt.
03	The Wild Pigs Of Thorngumbald	20050302	* 20080409, * 20080410, * 20090304, * 20090305	Alan Plater's career as an architect ends early, but not before he has an encounter with pigs in a cheese-shaped field. Alan Plater's career as an ARCHITECT is nipped in the bud when he decides to become a playwright.
04	Going Nowhere With Rex	20050303	* 20080410, * 20080411, * 20090305, * 20090306	Alan Plater remembers projects which have never been realised, including a bleak opera and a film with Rex Harrison. Alan Plater and Rex Harrison drink champagne together but fail to see eye-to-eye on a screenplay.
05 LAST	Rest In Peace Everybody	20050304	* 20080411, * 20080412, * 20090306, * 20090307	Alan Plater looks back on his career and remembers a film he nearly made with John Lennon. Two late-night phone calls bring Alan Plater very different news in this concluding autobiographical tale.

Cast and Crew

Episode 1:
- Brian Blessed....himself
- bruce woodcock....Malcolm Storry
- ken harper....Bill Wallis
- lex glasgow....Christian Rodska
- peggy ramsay....Maureen Lipman
Episode 2
- dwards....Richard Elfyn
- jane....Siriol Jenkins
- peter....Christian Rodska
- young alan....Matt Sutton
Episode 3
- Alan Plater....himself
- bernard....Matt Sutton
- brian....Malcolm Storry
- eric....Christian Rodska
Episode 4
- Rex harrison....John Woodvine
Episode 5
- Richard Lester....Christian Rodska
- ohn lennon....Richard Elfyn
- ticket collector....Malcolm Storry