Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20120227 | Life is only worth living because we hope it will get better and we'll all get home safely When beautiful Kitty Finch lands in the middle of what seems a conventional holiday set up - two couples, one teenage daughter and a villa in the south of France - no-one quite knows the effect she will have, though at once the ground shifts. In the fierce heat of July, fissures yawn open, prised apart by Kitty's unsettling presence. Is she benign? What does she want? Is she an admiring fan or a darker foe? And who is keeping secrets, most of all from themselves? Deborah Levy's first novel in fifteen years has garnered much praise. Witty and acute by turn, its deceptively simple setting belies the fractured relationships and the sense of imminent chaos that threatens all the characters. In today's episode: 'There's something in the pool'. Abridged by Sally Marmion Produced by Di Speirs Directed by Elizabeth Allard The Reader is Juliet Aubrey Deborah Levy is the author of novels, including Beautiful Mutants, Swallowing Geography and Billy and Girl, and also a playwright and a poet. Born in South Africa, she now lives in London. The arrival of a strange girl in the midst of a holiday in Nice proves explosive. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 02 | 20120228 | Life is only worth living because we hope it will get better and we'll all get home safely When beautiful Kitty Finch lands in the middle of what seems a conventional holiday set up - two couples, one teenage daughter and a villa in the south of France - no-one quite knows the effect she will have, though at once the ground shifts. In the fierce heat of July, fissures yawn open, prised apart by Kitty's unsettling presence. Is she benign? What does she want? Is she an admiring fan or a darker foe? And who is keeping secrets, most of all from themselves? Deborah Levy's first novel in fifteen years has garnered much praise. Witty and acute by turn, its deceptively simple setting belies the fractured relationships and the sense of imminent chaos that threatens all the characters. In today's episode: 'A Very Special Connection'. Abridged by Sally Marmion Produced by Di Speirs Directed by Elizabeth Allard The Reader is Juliet Aubrey. After landing in the midst of the holidaymakers, Kitty Finch asks a favour. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 03 | 20120229 | Life is only worth living because we hope it will get better and we'll all get home safely When beautiful Kitty Finch lands in the middle of what seems a conventional holiday set up - two couples, one teenage daughter and a villa in the south of France - no-one quite knows the effect she will have, though at once the ground shifts. In the fierce heat of July, fissures yawn open, prised apart by Kitty's unsettling presence. Is she benign? What does she want? Is she an admiring fan or a darker foe? And who is keeping secrets, most of all from themselves? Deborah Levy's first novel in fifteen years has garnered much praise. Witty and acute by turn, its deceptively simple setting belies the fractured relationships and the sense of imminent chaos that threatens all the characters. In today's episode: 'My poem is a conversation with you and no-one else'. Abridged by Sally Marmion Produced by Elizabeth Allard The Reader is Juliet Aubrey. Strange poet Kitty French brings chaos in her wake. Read by Juliet Aubrey. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 04 | 20120301 | Life is only worth living because we hope it will get better and we'll all get home safely When beautiful Kitty Finch lands in the middle of what seems a conventional holiday set up - two couples, one teenage daughter and a villa in the south of France - no-one quite knows the effect she will have, though at once the ground shifts. In the fierce heat of July, fissures yawn open, prised apart by Kitty's unsettling presence. Is she benign? What does she want? Is she an admiring fan or a darker foe? And who is keeping secrets, most of all from themselves? Deborah Levy's first novel in fifteen years has garnered much praise. Witty and acute by turn, its deceptively simple setting belies the fractured relationships and the sense of imminent chaos that threatens all the characters. In today's episode: 'She knew a secret no-one else knew'. Abridged by Sally Marmion Produced by Di Speirs Directed by Elizabeth Allard The Reader is Juliet Aubrey. Strange and lovely poet Kitty French brings more chaos in her wake. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 05 | 20120302 | Life is only worth living because we hope it will get better and we'll all get home safely When beautiful Kitty Finch lands in the middle of what seems a conventional holiday set up - two couples, one teenage daughter and a villa in the south of France - no-one quite knows the effect she will have, though at once the ground shifts. In the fierce heat of July, fissures yawn open, prised apart by Kitty's unsettling presence. Is she benign? What does she want? Is she an admiring fan or a darker foe? And who is keeping secrets, most of all from themselves? Deborah Levy's first novel in fifteen years has garnered much praise. Witty and acute by turn, its deceptively simple setting belies the fractured relationships and the sense of imminent chaos that threatens all the characters. In today's episode: 'Especially when it rains'. Abridged by Sally Marmion Produced by Di Speirs Directed by Elizabeth Allard The Reader is Juliet Aubrey. The arrival of a strange girl in the midst of a holiday in Nice proves explosive. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |