Oblomov, By Ivan Goncharov

Gentle, intelligent Oblomov completely fails to deal with life.

He lives in a flat in St Petersburg.

He is always about to go and sort out his estate but he rarely gets out of bed.

Never doing today what he can put off until tomorrow, Oblomov is a tragic-comic hero for a couch potato generation.

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Gentle, intelligent Oblomov completely fails to deal with life.

He lives in a flat in St Petersburg.

He is always about to go and sort out his estate but he rarely gets out of bed.

Never doing today what he can put off until tomorrow, Oblomov is a tragic-comic hero for a couch potato generation.

  • agafya....fiona clarke
  • directed by claire grove
  • director claire grove
  • doctor....clive swift
  • nicolai....harry myers
  • oblomov....toby jones
  • olga....claire skinner
  • olgas aunt....richenda carey
  • pianist....helen crayford
  • singer....olivia robinson
  • stoltz....nicholas boulton
  • tarantyev....gerard mcdermott
  • zahar....trevor peacock
  • by.... - ivan goncharov
  • dramatised by.... - stephen wyatt

    gentle, intelligent oblomov fails to deal with life, never doing today what he can put off

    gentle, intelligent oblomov completely fails to deal with life. he lives in a flat in st petersburg. he is always about to go and sort out his estate but he rarely gets out of bed. never doing today what he can put off till tomorrow oblomov is a tragic-comic hero for a couch potato generation.

    starring toby jones as oblomov, trevor peacock as zahar and claire skinner as olga. singer: olivia robinson and pianist: helen crayford.

    first broadcast on BBC radio 4 in august 2005

  • nicolai....harry myers
  • oblomov....toby jones
  • olga....claire skinner
  • olgas aunt....richenda carey
  • pianist....helen crayford
  • singer....olivia robinson
  • stoltz....nicholas boulton
  • tarantyev....gerard mcdermott
  • zahar....trevor peacock
  • by.... - ivan goncharov

    Gentle, intelligent Oblomov fails to deal with life, never doing today what can be ignored until tomorrow.

    Stolz/Bailiff - Nicholas Boulton

    '1/2. Gentle, intelligent Oblomov completely fails to deal with life. Never doing today what he can put off till tomorrow, he is a tragicomic hero for a couch-potato generation Written by Ivan Goncharov , dramatised by Stephen wyatt. Singer Olivia Robinson ; Pianist Helen Crayford Producer/Director Claire Grove Repeated on Saturday at 9pm'

  • agafya....fiona clarke
  • directed by claire grove
  • director claire grove
  • doctor....clive swift
  • dramatised by.... - stephen wyattGentle, intelligent Oblomov completely fails to deal with life.Never doing today what he can put off until tomorrow, Oblomov is a tragic-comic hero for a couch potato generation.Never doing today what he can put off until tomorrow, Oblomov is a tragic-comic hero for a couch potato generation.Gentle, intelligent Oblomov completely fails to deal with life.

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    During a summer in the country he has fallen in love with pretty clever Olga.

    Back in St Petersburg, Olga's patience is put to the test.

    Oblomov has fallen in love with Olga. Back in St Petersburg, her patience is tested.

    Gentle, intelligent Oblomov completely fails to deal with life. He lives in a flat in St Petersburg never doing today what he can put off till tomorrow.

    During a summer in the country, he has fallen in love with pretty clever Olga. Back in St Petersburg, Olga's patience is put to the test.

    Starring Toby Jones as Oblomov, Trevor Peacock as Zahar and Claire Skinner as Olga.

    During summer in the country, Oblomov's fallen in love with Olga. Back in St Petersburg her patience is tested.

    Conclusion of Ivan Goncharov's 1859 novel dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.

    Agafya/ Nurse - Fiona Clarke

    Nicolai - Harry Myers

    '2/2. Gentle, intelligent Obiomov is a tragicomic hero for a couch-potato generation. During a summer in the country he falls in love with Olga. Back in St Petersburg, Olga's s patience is put to the test. Written by Ivan Goncharov , dramatised by Stephen Wyatt. Producer/Director Claire Grove Repeated on Saturday at 9pm'

    2/2. Gentle, intelligent Oblomov is a tragicomic hero for a couch-potato generation. During a summer in the country he falls in love with Olga. Back in St Petersburg, Olga's patience is put to the test. Written by Ivan Goncharov , dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.

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