Major Barbara

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Episode

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19800503

MASSEY Anna....Major Barbara

PHILLIPS John....Andrew Undershaft

CLYDE Jeremy....Adolphus Cusins

WATFORD Gwen....Lady Britomart

GUARD Christopher....Stephen

KIDD Josie....Sarah

GOOD Christopher....Charles Lomax

MCSTAY Michael....Morrison / Bilton

PAIGE Peggy....Rummy Mitchens

CARROLL Brian....Snobby Price

HARRIS Judy....Jenny Hill

FENTON Leonard....Peter Shirley

HOLLIS John....Bill Walker

MATHESON Joan....Mrs Baines

Directed by Ronald Mason.

MASSEY Anna....Major Barbara

PHILLIPS John....Andrew Undershaft

CLYDE Jeremy....Adolphus Cusins

WATFORD Gwen....Lady Britomart

GUARD Christopher....Stephen

KIDD Josie....Sarah

GOOD Christopher....Charles Lomax

MCSTAY Michael....Morrison / Bilton

PAIGE Peggy....Rummy Mitchens

CARROLL Brian....Snobby Price

HARRIS Judy....Jenny Hill

FENTON Leonard....Peter Shirley

HOLLIS John....Bill Walker

MATHESON Joan....Mrs Baines

Directed by Ronald Mason.

Drama

20160605

20160611 (R4)

After a long absence George Bernard Shaw returns

to the Radio 4 airwaves in this new 2 part drama.

Starring Eleanor Tomlinson as Barbara and

Rebecca Front as Lady Britomart.

Barbara's mission is to save East End souls in the West Ham

Salvation shelter. A tale of rich privilege and a battle of wills. All

wrapped up in a romance, the return of a long lost father and

a little matter of finding a foundling to carry on the Undershaft

arms and gunpowder empire.

Concertina played by Colin Guthrie and the

Cornet by Peter Ringrose

Produced and Directed by Tracey Neale

Major Barbara, written in 1905, is funny, enjoyable and crafty in dividing opinion and it leaves you pondering whether anything has changed over the years. It cleverly splits into two episodes for this Radio 4 production.

At its heart - a simple and intriguing conflict: the struggle between arms manufacturer Andrew Undershaft and his Salvationist daughter Barbara. Can a father win his daughter's heart and mind?

All the best things about George Bernard Shaw are here - the humour, the teasing paradoxical thinking and the sense of life being both absurd and deadly serious. How should people be ruled and how should they be helped? And who is really pulling the strings in the struggle for power - politicians or money?

Drama

20160612

20160618 (R4)

While Barbara is out in the East End trying to

save souls and raise money for the Salvation Army,

Undershaft tells Dolly the two things

necessary for Salvation are money and gunpowder

and once he's got the Army he'll have Barbara too.

Is he, as Dolly suspects, an infernal old rascal?

Concertina played by Colin Guthrie and the

Cornet by Peter Ringrose

Produced and Directed by Tracey Neale.

Undershaft tells Dolly that the two things necessary for salvation are money and gunpowder

SUNP

19981115

20010128

Peter Hall directs Bernard Shaw's devastatingly witty comedy, featuring the cast from the recent West End production: Anna Carteret, Crispin Bonham Carter, Stephen Noonan, Jemma Redgrave and Peter Bowles.

"Peter Hall directs Bernard Shaw's devastatingly witty comedy, featuring the cast from the recent West End production: Anna Carteret, Crispin Bonham Carter, Stephen Noonan, Jemma Redgrave and Peter Bowles."

Episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
			19800503		MASSEY Anna....Major Barbara PHILLIPS John....Andrew Undershaft CLYDE Jeremy....Adolphus Cusins WATFORD Gwen....Lady Britomart GUARD Christopher....Stephen KIDD Josie....Sarah GOOD Christopher....Charles Lomax MCSTAY Michael....Morrison / Bilton PAIGE Peggy....Rummy Mitchens CARROLL Brian....Snobby Price HARRIS Judy....Jenny Hill FENTON Leonard....Peter Shirley HOLLIS John....Bill Walker MATHESON Joan....Mrs Baines Directed by Ronald Mason. MASSEY Anna....Major Barbara PHILLIPS John....Andrew Undershaft CLYDE Jeremy....Adolphus Cusins WATFORD Gwen....Lady Britomart GUARD Christopher....Stephen KIDD Josie....Sarah GOOD Christopher....Charles Lomax MCSTAY Michael....Morrison / Bilton PAIGE Peggy....Rummy Mitchens CARROLL Brian....Snobby Price HARRIS Judy....Jenny Hill FENTON Leonard....Peter Shirley HOLLIS John....Bill Walker MATHESON Joan....Mrs Baines Directed by Ronald Mason.
	01	Drama	20160605	20160611 (R4)	After a long absence George Bernard Shaw returns to the Radio 4 airwaves in this new 2 part drama. Starring Eleanor Tomlinson as Barbara and Rebecca Front as Lady Britomart. Barbara's mission is to save East End souls in the West Ham Salvation shelter. A tale of rich privilege and a battle of wills. All wrapped up in a romance, the return of a long lost father and a little matter of finding a foundling to carry on the Undershaft arms and gunpowder empire. Concertina played by Colin Guthrie and the Cornet by Peter Ringrose Produced and Directed by Tracey Neale Major Barbara, written in 1905, is funny, enjoyable and crafty in dividing opinion and it leaves you pondering whether anything has changed over the years. It cleverly splits into two episodes for this Radio 4 production. At its heart - a simple and intriguing conflict: the struggle between arms manufacturer Andrew Undershaft and his Salvationist daughter Barbara. Can a father win his daughter's heart and mind? All the best things about George Bernard Shaw are here - the humour, the teasing paradoxical thinking and the sense of life being both absurd and deadly serious. How should people be ruled and how should they be helped? And who is really pulling the strings in the struggle for power - politicians or money?
	02	Drama	20160612	20160618 (R4)	While Barbara is out in the East End trying to save souls and raise money for the Salvation Army, Undershaft tells Dolly the two things necessary for Salvation are money and gunpowder and once he's got the Army he'll have Barbara too. Is he, as Dolly suspects, an infernal old rascal? Concertina played by Colin Guthrie and the Cornet by Peter Ringrose Produced and Directed by Tracey Neale. Undershaft tells Dolly that the two things necessary for salvation are money and gunpowder
SUNP			19981115	20010128	Peter Hall directs Bernard Shaw's devastatingly witty comedy, featuring the cast from the recent West End production: Anna Carteret, Crispin Bonham Carter, Stephen Noonan, Jemma Redgrave and Peter Bowles. "Peter Hall directs Bernard Shaw's devastatingly witty comedy, featuring the cast from the recent West End production: Anna Carteret, Crispin Bonham Carter, Stephen Noonan, Jemma Redgrave and Peter Bowles."