Episodes
| First Broadcast | Comments |
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| 20041114 | Private John Ball and his fellow Royal Welch Fusiliers embark for FRANCE in December 1915. Six months later, the majority of this band of comrades are killed or wounded at the Battle of the Somme. A new production of this unique prose-poem marks Remembrance Sunday and the 90th anniversary of the outbreak of World War One. In Parenthesis By David Jones Private John Ball and his fellow Royal Welch Fusiliers embark for France in December 1915. Six months later, the majority of this band of comrades are killed or wounded at the Battle of the Somme. A new production of this unique prose-poem marks Remembrance Sunday and the 90th anniversary of the outbreak of World War One. Adapted by Douglas Cleverdon. Action....Sian Phillips Thought....Sara McGaughey Memory....Manon Edwards Prologue....Dorien Thomas John Ball....Steven Meo Dai Evans....Oliver Ryan Crower....Thomas Arnold Jenkins....Rhodri Hugh Lewis....Iestyn Jones Snell....Simon Ludders Quilter....David Middleton Wastebottom....Matthew Morgan Clark....Carl Prekopp Watcyn....Aled Pugh Wyatt....Keiron Self Saunders....Nathan Sussex Original Music by John Hardy Directed by Alison Hindell |
| 20061112 | In Parenthesis By David Jones. Private John Ball and his fellow Royal Welch Fusiliers embark for France in December 1915. Six months later, the majority of this band of comrades are killed or wounded at the Battle of the Somme. A dramatisation of this unique prose-poem to mark Remembrance Sunday. Action....Sian Phillips Thought....Sara McGaughey Memory....Manon Edwards Prologue....Dorien Thomas John Ball....Steven Meo Dai Evans....Oliver Ryan Crower....Thomas Arnold Jenkins....Rhodri Hugh Lewis....Iestyn Jones Snell....Simon Ludders Quilter....David Middleton Wastebottom....Matthew Morgan Clark....Carl Prekopp Watcyn....Aled Pugh Wyatt....Keiron Self Saunders....Nathan Sussex Adapted by Douglas Cleverdon. Music by John Hardy. Director Alison Hindell |