Episodes
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| 01 | 20220627 | Charles's father died when he was seven, leaving his mother Laura to bring the boy up on her own. Charles was different from his classmates at his Cornish primary school: short-sighted, shy, old for his years and fascinated by language, he found it difficult to fit in, and his closest bond was with his mother. In adolescence, he began to look elsewhere for the love he craved, only gradually realising that it was not the kind of love society looked kindly on. When war broke out, Charles joined the Navy with the newly-establlished rank of coder. His escape from the narrow confines of Launceston to the colour and violence of war saw him face not only the possibility of a brutal death, but the constant danger of a love that was as clandestine as his work. Always intensely private, Causley kept his most intense feelings to himself all his life, but Patrick Gale has found in his poetry and journals the clues that have allowed him to recreate imaginatively the making of one of our best-loved poets. 1/10 A pair of broken glasses. Laura takes matters into her own hands when Charles comes home from school with his spectacles smashed. Writer: This is Patrick Gale's seventeenth novel. He lives in the far west of Cornwall on a farm near Land's End. As a patron of the Charles Causley Trust he was already passionate about Causley's poetry, but it was only when he started to look more closely into the poet's life that he hit on the idea of basing a novel on him. Reader: Tristan Sturrock was born and raised in Cornwall, and was lucky enough to know Charles Causley. He has worked for many years with the theatre company Kneehigh, has taken leading roles with the National Theatre and is known for his TV roles in Doc Martin and Poldark. Abridger/Producer: Sara Davies A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley. |
| 02 | 20220628 | Charles's father died when he was seven, leaving his mother Laura to bring the boy up on her own. Charles was different from his classmates at his Cornish primary school: short-sighted, shy, old for his years and fascinated by language, he found it difficult to fit in, and his closest bond was with his mother. In adolescence, he began to look elsewhere for the love he craved, only gradually realising that it was not the kind of love society looked kindly on. When war broke out, Charles joined the Navy with the newly-established rank of coder. His escape from the narrow confines of Launceston to the colour and violence of war saw him face not only the possibility of a brutal death, but the constant danger of a love that was as clandestine as his work. Always intensely private, Causley kept his most intense feelings to himself all his life, but Patrick Gale has found in his poetry and journals the clues that have allowed him to recreate imaginatively the making of one of our best-loved poets. 2/10: The Sunday School Picnic. Charles has an unexpected swilling lesson. Writer: This is Patrick Gale's seventeenth novel. He lives in the far west of Cornwall on a farm near Land's End. As a patron of the Charles Causley Trust he was already passionate about Causley's poetry, but it was only when he started to look more closely into the poet's life that he hit on the idea of basing a novel on him. Reader: Tristan Sturrock was born and raised in Cornwall, and was lucky enough to know Charles Causley. He has worked for many years with the theatre company Kneehigh, has played leading roles in the National Theatre and the West End, and is known for his TV roles in Doc Martin and Poldark Abridger/Producer: Sara Davies A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley. |
| 03 | 20220629 | Charles's father died when he was seven, leaving his mother Laura to bring the boy up on her own. Charles was different from his classmates at his Cornish primary school: short-sighted, shy, old for his years and fascinated by language, he found it difficult to fit in, and his closest bond was with his mother. In adolescence, he began to look elsewhere for the love he craved, only gradually realising that it was not the kind of love society looked kindly on. When war broke out, Charles joined the Navy with the newly-established rank of coder. His escape from the narrow confines of Launceston to the colour and violence of war saw him face not only the possibility of a brutal death, but the constant danger of a love that was as clandestine as his work. Always intensely private, Causley kept his most intense feelings to himself all his life, but Patrick Gale has found in his poetry and journals the clues that have allowed him to recreate imaginatively the making of one of our best-loved poets. 3/10: A Poetry Prize. Schoolboy Charles discovers the secret power of poetry. Writer: This is Patrick Gale's seventeenth novel. He lives in the far west of Cornwall on a farm near Land's End with his husband. As a patron of the Charles Causley Trust he was already passionate about Causley's poetry, but it was only when he started to look more closely into the poet's life that he hit on the idea of basing a novel on him. Reader: Tristan Sturrock was born and raised in Cornwall, and was lucky enough to know Charles Causley before the poet's death. He has worked for thirty years with the theatre company Kneehigh, has played leading roles in the National Theatre and the West End, and is known for his TV roles in Doc Martin and Poldark Abridger/Producer: Sara Davies A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley. |
| 04 | 20220630 | Charles's father died when he was seven, leaving his mother Laura to bring the boy up on her own. Charles was different from his classmates at his Cornish primary school: short-sighted, shy, old for his years and fascinated by language, he found it difficult to fit in, and his closest bond was with his mother. In adolescence, he began to look elsewhere for the love he craved, only gradually realising that it was not the kind of love society looked kindly on. When war broke out, Charles joined the Navy with the newly-established rank of coder. His escape from the narrow confines of Launceston to the colour and violence of war saw him face not only the possibility of a brutal death, but the constant danger of a love that was as clandestine as his work. Always intensely private, Causley kept his most intense feelings to himself all his life, but Patrick Gale has found in his poetry and journals the clues that have allowed him to recreate imaginatively the making of one of our best-loved poets. 4/10: Plymouth Lido. Charles has an eye-opening experience on a trip to the Lido Writer: This is Patrick Gale's seventeenth novel. He lives in the far west of Cornwall on a farm near Land's End with his husband. As a patron of the Charles Causley Trust he was already passionate about Causley's poetry, but it was only when he started to look more closely into the poet's life that he hit on the idea of basing a novel on him. Reader: Tristan Sturrock was born and raised in Cornwall, and was lucky enough to know Charles Causley before the poet's death. He has worked for thirty years with the theatre company Kneehigh, has played leading roles in the National Theatre and the West End, and is known for his TV roles in Doc Martin and Poldark Abridger/Producer: Sara Davies A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley. |
| 05 | 20220701 | Charles's father died when he was seven, leaving his mother Laura to bring the boy up on her own. Charles was different from his classmates at his Cornish primary school: short-sighted, shy, old for his years and fascinated by language, he found it difficult to fit in, and his closest bond was with his mother. In adolescence, he began to look elsewhere for the love he craved, only gradually realising that it was not the kind of love society looked kindly on. When war broke out, Charles joined the Navy with the newly-established rank of coder. His escape from the narrow confines of Launceston to the colour and violence of war saw him face not only the possibility of a brutal death, but the constant danger of a love that was as clandestine as his work. Always intensely private, Causley kept his most intense feelings to himself all his life, but Patrick Gale has found in his poetry and journals the clues that have allowed him to recreate imaginatively the making of one of our best-loved poets. 5/10: War. Laura takes in an evacuee and Charles is called up for his medical. Writer: This is Patrick Gale's seventeenth novel. He lives in the far west of Cornwall on a farm near Land's End with his husband. As a patron of the Charles Causley Trust he was already passionate about Causley's poetry, but it was only when he started to look more closely into the poet's life that he hit on the idea of basing a novel on him. Reader: Tristan Sturrock was born and raised in Cornwall, and was lucky enough to know Charles Causley before the poet's death. He has worked for thirty years with the theatre company Kneehigh, has played leading roles in the National Theatre and the West End, and is known for his TV roles in Doc Martin and Poldark Abridger/Producer: Sara Davies A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley. |
| 06 | 20220704 | Charles's father died when he was seven, leaving his mother Laura to bring the boy up on her own. Charles was different from his classmates at his Cornish primary school: short-sighted, shy, old for his years and fascinated by language, he found it difficult to fit in, and his closest bond was with his mother. In adolescence, he began to look elsewhere for the love he craved, only gradually realising that it was not the kind of love society looked kindly on. When war broke out, Charles joined the Navy with the newly-establlished rank of coder. His escape from the narrow confines of Launceston to the colour and violence of war saw him face not only the possibility of a brutal death, but the constant danger of a love that was as clandestine as his work. Always intensely private, Causley kept his most intense feelings to himself all his life, but Patrick Gale has found in his poetry and journals the clues that have allowed him to recreate imaginatively the making of one of our best-loved poets. 6/10: The Navy. Charles travels to Skegness to begin his training as a Coder Writer: This is Patrick Gale's seventeenth novel. He lives in the far west of Cornwall on a farm near Land's End with his husband. As a patron of the Charles Causley Trust he was already passionate about Causley's poetry, but it was only when he started to look more closely into the poet's life that he hit on the idea of basing a novel on him. Reader: Tristan Sturrock was born and raised in Cornwall, and was lucky enough to know Charles Causley before the poet's death. He has worked for thirty years with the theatre company Kneehigh, has played leading roles in the National Theatre and the West End, and is known for his TV roles in Doc Martin and Poldark Abridger/Producer: Sara Davies A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley. |
| 07 | 20220705 | Charles's father died when he was seven, leaving his mother Laura to bring the boy up on her own. Charles was different from his classmates at his Cornish primary school: short-sighted, shy, old for his years and fascinated by language, he found it difficult to fit in, and his closest bond was with his mother. In adolescence, he began to look elsewhere for the love he craved, only gradually realising that it was not the kind of love society looked kindly on. When war broke out, Charles joined the Navy with the newly-established rank of coder. His escape from the narrow confines of Launceston to the colour and violence of war saw him face not only the possibility of a brutal death, but the constant danger of a love that was as clandestine as his work. Always intensely private, Causley kept his most intense feelings to himself all his life, but Patrick Gale has found in his poetry and journals the clues that have allowed him to recreate imaginatively the making of one of our best-loved poets. 7/10: Starburst. Charles joins his ship and has a thoroughly wretched introduction to life at sea Writer: This is Patrick Gale's seventeenth novel. He lives in the far west of Cornwall on a farm near Land's End with his husband. As a patron of the Charles Causley Trust he was already passionate about Causley's poetry, but it was only when he started to look more closely into the poet's life that he hit on the idea of basing a novel on him. Reader: Tristan Sturrock was born and raised in Cornwall, and knew Charles Causley before the poet's death. He has worked for thirty years with the theatre company Kneehigh, has played leading roles in the National Theatre and the West End, and is known for his TV roles in Doc Martin and Poldark Abridger/Producer: Sara Davies A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley. |
| 08 | 20220706 | Charles's father died when he was seven, leaving his mother Laura to bring the boy up on her own. Charles was different from his classmates at his Cornish primary school: short-sighted, shy, old for his years and fascinated by language, he found it difficult to fit in, and his closest bond was with his mother. In adolescence, he began to look elsewhere for the love he craved, only gradually realising that it was not the kind of love society looked kindly on. When war broke out, Charles joined the Navy with the newly-established rank of coder. His escape from the narrow confines of Launceston to the colour and violence of war saw him face not only the possibility of a brutal death, but the constant danger of a love that was as clandestine as his work. Always intensely private, Causley kept his most intense feelings to himself all his life, but Patrick Gale has found in his poetry and journals the clues that have allowed him to recreate imaginatively the making of one of our best-loved poets. 8/10: Bombshell. Injured while on shore leave in Valletta, Charles discovers a new, delightful and dangerous side to his friendship with Cushty. Writer: This is Patrick Gale's seventeenth novel. He lives in the far west of Cornwall on a farm near Land's End with his husband. As a patron of the Charles Causley Trust he was already passionate about Causley's poetry, but it was only when he started to look more closely into the poet's life that he hit on the idea of basing a novel on him. Reader: Tristan Sturrock was born and raised in Cornwall, and has worked for thirty years with the theatre company Kneehigh. He has played leading roles in the National Theatre and the West End, and is known for his TV roles in Doc Martin and Poldark Abridger/Producer: Sara Davies A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley. |
| 09 | 20220707 | Charles's father died when he was seven, leaving his mother Laura to bring the boy up on her own. Charles was different from his classmates at his Cornish primary school: short-sighted, shy, old for his years and fascinated by language, he found it difficult to fit in, and his closest bond was with his mother. In adolescence, he began to look elsewhere for the love he craved, only gradually realising that it was not the kind of love society looked kindly on. When war broke out, Charles joined the Navy with the newly-establlished rank of coder. His escape from the narrow confines of Launceston to the colour and violence of war saw him face not only the possibility of a brutal death, but the constant danger of a love that was as clandestine as his work. Always intensely private, Causley kept his most intense feelings to himself all his life, but Patrick Gale has found in his poetry and journals the clues that have allowed him to recreate imaginatively the making of one of our best-loved poets. 9/10: Liverpool 1944. Charles's secret life is shattered by some shocking news Writer: This is Patrick Gale's seventeenth novel. He lives in the far west of Cornwall on a farm near Land's End with his husband. As a patron of the Charles Causley Trust he was already passionate about Causley's poetry, but it was only when he started to look more closely into the poet's life that he hit on the idea of basing a novel on him. Reader: Tristan Sturrock was born and raised in Cornwall, and was lucky enough to know Charles Causley before the poet's death. He has worked for thirty years with the theatre company Kneehigh, has played leading roles in the National Theatre and the West End, and is known for his TV roles in Doc Martin and Poldark Abridger/Producer: Sara Davies A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley. |
| 10 | 20220708 | Charles's father died when he was seven, leaving his mother Laura to bring the boy up on her own. Charles was different from his classmates at his Cornish primary school: short-sighted, shy, old for his years and fascinated by language, he found it difficult to fit in, and his closest bond was with his mother. In adolescence, he began to look elsewhere for the love he craved, only gradually realising that it was not the kind of love society looked kindly on. When war broke out, Charles joined the Navy with the newly-established rank of coder. His escape from the narrow confines of Launceston to the colour and violence of war saw him face not only the possibility of a brutal death, but the constant danger of a love that was as clandestine as his work. Always intensely private, Causley kept his most intense feelings to himself all his life, but Patrick Gale has found in his poetry and journals the clues that have allowed him to recreate imaginatively the making of one of our best-loved poets. 10/10: A Visitor. Charles is now a schoolteacher living quietly with his mother when a figure from his past knocks on the door. Writer: This is Patrick Gale's seventeenth novel. He lives in the far west of Cornwall on a farm near Land's End with his husband. As a patron of the Charles Causley Trust he was already passionate about Causley's poetry, but it was only when he started to look more closely into the poet's life that he hit on the idea of basing a novel on him. Reader: Tristan Sturrock was born and raised in Cornwall, and has worked for thirty years with the theatre company Kneehigh. He has played leading roles in the National Theatre and the West End, and is known for his TV roles in Doc Martin and Poldark Abridger/Producer: Sara Davies A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley. |