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Radio 4 goes back to the book to find the passages from literature that inspired iconic movie moments.

Producer Lisa Osborne

Series

Episode

Title

First
Broadcast

Repeated

Comments

20071118

Series of literary passages that inspired iconic movie moments.

1/5. Megan Dodds reads from Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind. Scarlett and Melanie are paid a visit by looting Yankee soldiers.

Followed by News.

20071125

Series of literary passages that inspired iconic movie moments.

2/5. Ben Miles reads from Christopher Landon's Ice Cold in Alex. The prospect of an ice cold beer at the end of the journey keeps Captain George Anson and his team going.

Followed by News.

20071202

Series of literary passages that inspired iconic movie moments.

3/5. Lorelei King reads from L Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. A cyclone sets Dorothy and Toto gently down in the land of the Munchkins.

Followed by News.

20071209

Series of literary passages that inspired iconic movie moments.

4/5. Emma Fielding reads from Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca. The young Mrs De Winter is determined to confront Mrs Danvers and find out why the housekeeper hates her so.

Followed by News.

20071216

Series of literary passages that inspired iconic movie moments.

5/5 Alex Jennings reads from Nikos Kazantzakis's Zorba the Greek. In the Cretan countryside, Zorba dances for the sheer joy of living.

Followed by News.

Gone With The Wind

20060515

20071118

By Margaret Mitchell, read by Megan Dodds.

Scarlett and Melanie are paid a visit by looting Yankee soldiers.

Ice Cold In Alex

20060516

20071125

By Christopher Landon, read by Ben Miles.

'They served it ice cold in Alex'.

And it's the prospect of an ice cold beer at the end of the journey that keeps Captain George Anson and his team just this side of sanity through the insane desert heat.

The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz

20060517

20071202

By L Frank Baum, read by Lorelei King.

A cyclone sets Dorothy and Toto gently down in the land of the Munchkins - an awfully long way, as the girl said, from Kansas.

Rebecca

20060518

20071209

By Daphne Du Maurier, read by Emma Fielding.

It's the morning after the ball and the young Mrs de Winter is determined to confront Mrs Danvers, and find out why the housekeeper hates her so.

05 LAST

Zorba The Greek

20060519

20071216

By Nikos Kazantzakis, read by Alex Jennings.

In the seclusion of the Cretan countryside, Zorba dances for the sheer joy of living.

Episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
			20071118		Series of literary passages that inspired iconic movie moments. 1/5. Megan Dodds reads from Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind. Scarlett and Melanie are paid a visit by looting Yankee soldiers. Followed by News.
			20071125		Series of literary passages that inspired iconic movie moments. 2/5. Ben Miles reads from Christopher Landon's Ice Cold in Alex. The prospect of an ice cold beer at the end of the journey keeps Captain George Anson and his team going. Followed by News.
			20071202		Series of literary passages that inspired iconic movie moments. 3/5. Lorelei King reads from L Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. A cyclone sets Dorothy and Toto gently down in the land of the Munchkins. Followed by News.
			20071209		Series of literary passages that inspired iconic movie moments. 4/5. Emma Fielding reads from Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca. The young Mrs De Winter is determined to confront Mrs Danvers and find out why the housekeeper hates her so. Followed by News.
			20071216		Series of literary passages that inspired iconic movie moments. 5/5 Alex Jennings reads from Nikos Kazantzakis's Zorba the Greek. In the Cretan countryside, Zorba dances for the sheer joy of living. Followed by News.
AR	01	Gone With The Wind	20060515	20071118	By Margaret Mitchell, read by Megan Dodds. Scarlett and Melanie are paid a visit by looting Yankee soldiers.
AR	02	Ice Cold In Alex	20060516	20071125	By Christopher Landon, read by Ben Miles. 'They served it ice cold in Alex'. And it's the prospect of an ice cold beer at the end of the journey that keeps Captain George Anson and his team just this side of sanity through the insane desert heat.
AR	03	The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz	20060517	20071202	By L Frank Baum, read by Lorelei King. A cyclone sets Dorothy and Toto gently down in the land of the Munchkins - an awfully long way, as the girl said, from Kansas.
AR	04	Rebecca	20060518	20071209	By Daphne Du Maurier, read by Emma Fielding. It's the morning after the ball and the young Mrs de Winter is determined to confront Mrs Danvers, and find out why the housekeeper hates her so.
AR	05 LAST	Zorba The Greek	20060519	20071216	By Nikos Kazantzakis, read by Alex Jennings. In the seclusion of the Cretan countryside, Zorba dances for the sheer joy of living.