Episodes
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| 01 | 20181119 | ' 'It was tempting to think, at times like this, that some bizarre hysteria had gripped the British people.' Jonathan Coe's new novel for Brexit Britain. Beginning eight years ago on the outskirts of Birmingham, where car factories have been replaced by pound shops, and London, where riots give way to Olympic fever, Jonathan Coe's new novel follows a Britain through a time of mind-boggling change. There are newlyweds Ian and Sophie, on either side of the Referendum debate; Doug, the leftwing journalist who writes about austerity from his Chelsea townhouse, and his radical teenage daughter who will stop at nothing in her quest for social justice; Benjamin Trotter, who embarks on an apparently doomed new career in middle age, and his father Colin, whose last wish is to vote to leave the EU. Through these lives is the story of modern England: a story of nostalgia and delusion; of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage. Today: 'that bigoted woman'. Writer: Jonathan Coe's novels include The Rotter's Club and What a Carve Up! Producer: Justine Willett Reader: Jeff Rawle is an acclaimed British actor, best known for his role as the long-suffering George Dent in the sitcom Drop the Dead Donkey. Abridger: Richard Hamilton Jonathan Coe's new novel for our strange new times, read by Jeff Rawle. | |
| 02 | 20181120 | ' A new novel for Brexit Britain. Beginning eight years ago on the outskirts of Birmingham, where car factories have been replaced by pound shops, and London, where riots give way to Olympic fever, Jonathan Coe follows a Britain through a time of mind-boggling change. It paints a portrait of modern England up to Brexit: a country of nostalgia and delusion; of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage. Today: road rage, and Coalition banter. Writer: Jonathan Coe Producer: Justine Willett Reader: Jeff Rawle Abridger: Richard Hamilton Jonathan Coe moving yet poignant portrait of Brexit Britain, read by Jeff Rawle Jonathan Coe's new novel for our strange new times, read by Jeff Rawle. | |
| 03 | 20181121 | ' Following in the footsteps of The Rotters' Club and The Closed Circle, Jonathan Coe's new novel is the novel for Brexit Britain. Beginning eight years ago on the outskirts of Birmingham, where car factories have been replaced by pound shops, and London, where riots give way to Olympic fever, Middle England follows a Britain through a time of mind-boggling change. It paints a portrait of modern England up to Brexit: a country of nostalgia and delusion; of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage. Today: anger and fury give way to riots. Writer: Jonathan Coe Producer: Justine Willett Reader: Jeff Rawle Abridger: Richard Hamilton Jonathan Coe's new novel for Brexit Britain. Jonathan Coe's new novel for our strange new times, read by Jeff Rawle. | |
| 04 | 20181122 | ' A novel for Brexit Britain. Beginning eight years ago on the outskirts of Birmingham, where car factories have been replaced by pound shops, and London, where riots give way to Olympic fever, Middle England follows a Britain through a time of mind-boggling change. It paints a portrait of modern England up to Brexit: a country of nostalgia and delusion; of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage. Today: Coalition banter in the Rose Garden, and Olympic fever. Writer: Jonathan Coe Producer: Justine Willett Reader: Jeff Rawle Abridger: Richard Hamilton Jeff Rawle reads Jonathan Coe's novel for Brexit Britain. Jonathan Coe's new novel for our strange new times, read by Jeff Rawle. | |
| 05 | 20181123 | ' A novel for Brexit Britain. Beginning eight years ago on the outskirts of Birmingham, where car factories have been replaced by pound shops, and London, where riots give way to Olympic fever, Jonathan Coe's new novel follows a Britain through a time of mind-boggling change. It paints a portrait of modern England up to Brexit: a country of nostalgia and delusion; of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage. Today: home truths emerge on a cruise among Middle Englanders. Writer: Jonathan Coe Producer: Justine Willett Reader: Jeff Rawle Abridger: Richard Hamilton Jeff Rawle reads Jonathan Coe's satire on Brexit Britain. Jonathan Coe's new novel for our strange new times, read by Jeff Rawle. | |
| 06 | 20181126 | ' A novel for Brexit Britain. Beginning eight years ago on the outskirts of Birmingham and London, Jonathan Coe's new novel follows a Britain through a time of mind-boggling change. It paints a portrait of modern England up to Brexit: a country of nostalgia and delusion, of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage. Today: Cameron rolls the dice on the EU Referendum. Writer: Jonathan Coe Producer: Justine Willett Reader: Jeff Rawle Abridger: Richard Hamilton Jeff Rawle reads Jonathan Coe's novel for Brexit Britain. Jonathan Coe's new novel for our strange new times, read by Jeff Rawle. | |
| 07 | 20181127 | ' A novel for Brexit Britain. Beginning eight years ago on the outskirts of Birmingham and London, Jonathan Coe's new novel follows a Britain through a time of mind-boggling change. It paints a portrait of modern England up to Brexit: a country of nostalgia and delusion, of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage. Today: standing on either side of the Referendum divide. Writer: Jonathan Coe Producer: Justine Willett Reader: Jeff Rawle Abridger: Richard Hamilton Jeff Rawle reads Jonathan Coe's new satire on Brexit Britain. Jonathan Coe's new novel for our strange new times, read by Jeff Rawle. | |
| 08 | 20181128 | ' A novel for Brexit Britain. Beginning eight years ago on the outskirts of Birmingham and London, Jonathan Coe's new novel follows a Britain through a time of mind-boggling change. It paints a portrait in particular of modern England up to Brexit: a country of nostalgia and delusion, of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage. Today: Brexit divides the generations. Writer: Jonathan Coe Producer: Justine Willett Reader: Jeff Rawle Abridger: Richard Hamilton Jeff Rawle reads Jonathan Coe's biting new satire on Brexit Britain. Jonathan Coe's new novel for our strange new times, read by Jeff Rawle. | |
| 09 | 20181129 | ' A novel for Brexit Britain. Beginning eight years ago, Jonathan Coe's new novel paints a portrait of Britain up to Brexit, from the riots to the Olympics to the Referendum and beyond. It's a portrait of nostalgia and delusion, of mind-boggling change, of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage. Today: Brexit chaos. Writer: Jonathan Coe Producer: Justine Willett Reader: Jeff Rawle Abridger: Richard Hamilton Jeff Rawle continues Jonathan Coe's novel that tries to make sense of Brexit Britain. Jonathan Coe's new novel for our strange new times, read by Jeff Rawle. | |
| 10 LAST | 20181130 | ' A novel for Brexit Britain. Beginning eight years ago, Jonathan Coe's new novel paints a portrait of Britain up to Brexit, from the riots to the Olympics to the Referendum and beyond. It's a portrait of nostalgia and delusion, of mind-boggling change, of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage. Today: adieu to Old England. Writer: Jonathan Coe Producer: Justine Willett Reader: Jeff Rawle Abridger: Richard Hamilton Jeff Rawle concludes Jonathan Coe's biting satire of Brexit Britain. Jonathan Coe's new novel for our strange new times, read by Jeff Rawle. | |
| OMNI | 02 LAST | 20181202 | |
| OMNI | 02 LAST | 20181202 |