Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Trottas | 20130602 | 20130608 (R4) | This is the story of the Trottas, a family of Slovenian peasants ennobled when Lieutenant Joseph Trotta saves Emperor Franz Joseph's life at the Battle of Solferino in 1859. Most of the action, however, is set in the early years of the 20th century and concerns the next two generations of Trottas, a bureaucrat and a soldier: the Baron - stiff, guarded, but secretly loving - and his son, the feckless, disaster-prone Carl Joseph. Joseph Roth's most celebrated novel is all about the ending of things: love affairs, friendships, individual lives, dynasties, an empire, a world. Starring Henry Goodman and Paul Ready. Dramatised in two-parts by Gregory Evans. Literary critic Harold Blom described Joseph Roth's The Radetzky March as 'One of the most readable, poignant and superb novels in 20th century German'. Joseph Roth - Henry Goodman Carl Joseph - Paul Ready Franz Von Trotta - Sam Dale Demant - Scott Handy Barenstein - Gunnar Cauthery Moser - Chris Pavlo Eva - Joannah Tincey Jacques - John Rowe Josef Von Trotta - Paul Stonehouse Onufrij - Ben Crowe Kovacs - Robert Blythe Kindermann - Matthew Watson Sternberg - David Seddon Frau Slama - Hannah Wood Aunt Resi - Joanna Brookes Piano and Trumpet played by Peter Ringrose Director: Marc Beeby First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2013. The end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire as seen through the Trotta family. Joseph Roth's novel about the end of an empire, dramatised by Gregory Evans This is the story of the Trottas, a family of Slovenian peasants ennobled when Lieutenant Joseph Trotta saves Emperor Franz Joseph's life at the Battle of Solferino in 1859. Most of the action, however, is set in the early years of the 20th century and concerns the next two generations of Trottas, a bureaucrat and a soldier: the Baron - stiff, guarded, but secretly loving - and his son, the feckless, disaster-prone Carl Joseph. Joseph Roth's most celebrated novel is all about the ending of things: love affairs, friendships, individual lives, dynasties, an empire, a world. Starring Henry Goodman and Paul Ready. Dramatised in two-parts by Gregory Evans. Literary critic Harold Blom described Joseph Roth's The Radetzky March as 'One of the most readable, poignant and superb novels in 20th century German'. Joseph Roth - Henry Goodman Carl Joseph - Paul Ready Franz Von Trotta - Sam Dale Demant - Scott Handy Barenstein - Gunnar Cauthery Moser - Chris Pavlo Eva - Joannah Tincey Jacques - John Rowe Josef Von Trotta - Paul Stonehouse Onufrij - Ben Crowe Kovacs - Robert Blythe Kindermann - Matthew Watson Sternberg - David Seddon Frau Slama - Hannah Wood Aunt Resi - Joanna Brookes Piano and Trumpet played by Peter Ringrose Director: Marc Beeby First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2013. The end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire as seen through the Trotta family. Joseph Roth's novel about the end of an empire, dramatised by Gregory Evans |
| 02 | The Outpost | 20130609 | 20130615 (R4) | Carl Joseph has been posted to a remote outpost of the Austro-Hungarian Empire near the Russian border. Here, his life, and the life of the Empire, are about to take a turn for the worse. Conclusion of Joseph Roth's most celebrated novel about the ending of things: love affairs, friendships, individual lives, dynasties, an empire, a world. Starring Henry Goodman and Paul Ready. Dramatised by Gregory Evans. Joseph Roth - Henry Goodman Carl Joseph - Paul Ready Franz Von Trotta - Sam Dale Chojnicki - David Schofield Zoglauer - Gunnar Cauthery Emperor Franz - Joseph John Rowe Valli - Joannah Tincey Onufrij - Ben Crowe Brodnitzer - Chris Pavlo Wagner - David Seddon Hirschwitz - Philippa Stanton Skowronneck - Robert Blythe Sgt Slama - Paul Stonehouse Piano and Trumpet played by Peter Ringrose Director: Marc Beeby First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2013. At his posting near the Russian border, Carl's life is about to take a turn for the worse. Joseph Roth's novel about the end of an empire, dramatised by Gregory Evans |