Episodes
Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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20051227 | Writers give a contemporary twist to Alice in Wonderland. 1/5. Growing By Kathy Page. Alice's summer is already complicated by the prospect of a holiday with Dad and his new partner. Then there's her science homework, and she has a headache. It's enough to make anyone feel dizzy. Read by Susan Jameson. | ||||
20051228 | Writers give a contemporary twist to Alice in Wonderland. 2/5. Fourth of July, 1862, written and read by Patrick Gale. At 18, Rhoda is beginning to feel like an old maid. Constantly eclipsed by her enchanting younger sister, she's so desperate that she's prepared to consider the charms of The Mathematician. | ||||
20051229 | Writers give a contemporary twist to Alice in Wonderland. 3/5. Looking Glass By Preethi Nair. Alice has no time for breakfast, no time to grieve for her mother, no time for anything... until an escaped rabbit propels her into someone else's life. Read by Rebecca Smart. | ||||
20051230 | Writers give a contemporary twist to Alice in Wonderland. 4/5. Sentence First By Philip Gross. 'A fancy dress party! I had a vision of a whole room full of white rabbits, walruses and carpenters standing round me saying ""What are you supposed to be?""' Read by Manon Edwards. | ||||
20051231 | Writers give a contemporary twist to Alice in Wonderland. 5/5. Mabel By Sara Maitland. Mabel has to answer a set of questions every day. The day of the week isn't too difficult - always worth a guess. The hard one is ""What's your name""? Read by Daphne Neville. Producer Christine Hall. | ||||
AR | 01 | Growing | 20050606 | 20051227 | By Kathy Page. Alice's summer is already complicated by the prospect of a holiday with Dad and his new partner. Then there's her Science homework and she has a headache. It's enough to make anyone feel dizzy. Read By Susan Jameson |
AR | 02 | Fourth Of July, 1862 | 20050607 | 20051228 | written and read by Patrick Gale. At 18, Rhoda is beginning to feel like an old maid. Constantly eclipsed by her enchanting younger sister, she's so desperate that she's prepared to consider the charms of The Mathematician. |
AR | 03 | Looking Glass | 20050608 | 20051229 | By Preethi Nair. Alice has no time for breakfast, no time to grieve for her mother, no time for anything... until an escaped rabbit propels her into someone else's life. Read by Rebecca Smart. |
AR | 04 | Sentence First | 20050609 | 20051230 | By Philip Gross. 'A fancy dress party! I had a vision of a whole room full of white rabbits, walruses and carpenters standing round me saying ""What are you supposed to be?""' Read by Manon Edwards. |
AR | 05 LAST | Mabel | 20050610 | 20051231 | By Sara Maitland. Mabel has to answer a set of questions every day. The day of the week isn't too difficult - always worth a guess. The hard one is ""What's your name""? Read by Daphne Neville. Producer Christine Hall. |