Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19970730] | Six readings that explore the joys and woes of earning a daily crust. 1: Down and Out in Paris and London, by George Orwell. Read by Paul McGann. Producer Jocelyn Boxall | ||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19970730] | Unknown: George Orwell. Read By: Paul McGann. Producer: Jocelyn Boxall | ||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19970806] | Six readings that explore the joys and woes of earning a daily crust. 2: Biting the Dust: the Joys of Housework by Margaret Horsfield. Read by Brenda Blethyn. Producer Lesley Allan | ||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19970806] | Unknown: Margaret Horsfield. Read By: Brenda Blethyn. Producer: Lesley Allan | ||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19970820] | Six readings that explore the joys and woes of earning a daily crust. 3: Gregory Gladwell - Blacksmith by Ronald Blythe. An extract from Akenfieldwhich describes life at the forge. Read by David Horovitch. Producer Duncan Minshull | ||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19970820] | Unknown: Gregory Gladwell Unknown: Ronald Blythe. Read By: David Horovitch. Producer: Duncan Minshull | ||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19970827] | A series of six readings exploring the joys and woes of earning a daily crust. 4: The Job, by Sinclair Lewis. Una embarks on office life in New York in the thirties. Read by Barbara Barnes. Producer Lizzie Davies | ||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19970827] | Unknown: Sinclair Lewis. Read By: Barbara Barnes. Producer: Lizzie Davies | ||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19970903] | Six readings about earning a daily crust. 5: Microserfs by Douglas Coupland. Toiling away in computerland - how to make sense of it all? Read by William Hope. Producer Duncan Minshull | ||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19970903] | Unknown: Douglas Coupland. Read By: William Hope. Producer: Duncan Minshull | ||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19970910] | Last in a series of six readings that explore the world of work. In Praise of Idleness by Bertrand Russell. Read by Hugh Dickson. Producer Lisa Osborne | ||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19970910] | Unknown: Bertrand Russell. Read By: Hugh Dickson. Producer: Lisa Osborne | ||
| 01 | Down And Out In Paris And London | 19970730 | by George Orwell, read by Paul Mcgann. Washing up at Hotel X takes the aspiring writer out of the poverty trap in 1930s Paris. |
| 02 | Biting The Dust: The Joys Of Housework | 19970806 | by Margaret Horsfield. Flapper or scrubber - which kind of cleaner are you? Read by Brenda Blethyn |
| 03 | Gregory Gladwell - Blacksmith | 19970820 | by Ronald Blythe. An extract from `Akenfield' which describes a hot, emotionally taxing life at the forge. Read by David Horovitch |
| 04 | The Job | 19970827 | by Sinclair Lewis. Una embarks on office life in 1930s New York. Read by Barbara Barnes |
| 05 | Microserfs | 19970903 | by Douglas Coupland. Toiling away in computerland - how to make sense of it all? Read by William Hope |
| 06 LAST | In Praise Of Idleness | 19970910 | by Bertrand Russell. A final reflection on the world of work for all who have ever thought, `There must be more to life than this'. Read by Hugh Dickson |