Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Episode One | 20200127 | Father Fairfax, a newly ordained priest has been sent by the Bishop of Exeter to the village of Addicott St George to bury Father Lacy who has recently died. But a mysterious figure appears at the funeral casting doubt on the accidental nature of the priest's death.
Author Robert Harris, the master of plotting, is best known for his best-selling fiction - The Ghost Writer, An Officer and a Spy, Fatherland, Enigma and Archangel. The Second Sleep is a totally absorbing and truly surprising thriller that takes a "historical futuristic" setting to comment on the present.
Abridger: Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4
By Robert Harris. A priest is despatched to bury Father Lacy. In his latest novel, Robert Harris imagines a world without any of our current technology. |
| 02 | Episode Two | 20200128 | Father Fairfax, a newly ordained priest has been sent by the Bishop of Exeter to the village of Addicott St George to bury Father Lacy who has recently died. But a mysterious figure appears at the funeral casting doubt on the accidental nature of the priest's death.
Author Robert Harris, the master of plotting, is best known for his best-selling fiction - The Ghost Writer, An Officer and a Spy, Fatherland, Enigma and Archangel. The Second Sleep is a totally absorbing and truly surprising thriller that takes a "historical futuristic" setting to comment on the present.
Abridger: Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4
By Robert Harris. Father Fairfax conducts the funeral of Father Lacy. In his latest novel, Robert Harris imagines a world without any of our current technology. |
| 03 | Episode Three | 20200129 | Father Fairfax, a newly ordained priest has been sent by the Bishop of Exeter to the village of Addicott St George to bury Father Lacy who has recently died. But a mysterious figure appears at the funeral casting doubt on the accidental nature of the priest's death.
Author Robert Harris, the master of plotting, is best known for his best-selling fiction - The Ghost Writer, An Officer and a Spy, Fatherland, Enigma and Archangel. The Second Sleep is a totally absorbing and truly surprising thriller that takes a "historical futuristic" setting to comment on the present.
Abridger: Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4
By Robert Harris. Fairfax learns more about Father Lacy's Parish. In his latest novel, Robert Harris imagines a world without any of our current technology. |
| 04 | Episode Four | 20200130 | Father Fairfax, a newly ordained priest has been sent by the Bishop of Exeter to the village of Addicott St George to bury Father Lacy who has recently died. But a mysterious figure appears at the funeral casting doubt on the accidental nature of the priest's death.
Author Robert Harris, the master of plotting, is best known for his best-selling fiction - The Ghost Writer, An Officer and a Spy, Fatherland, Enigma and Archangel. The Second Sleep is a totally absorbing and truly surprising thriller that takes a "historical futuristic" setting to comment on the present.
Abridger: Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4
By Robert Harris. Fairfax has made an important discovery. In his latest novel, Robert Harris imagines a world without any of our current technology. |
| 05 | Episode Five | 20200131 | Father Fairfax, a newly ordained priest has been sent by the Bishop of Exeter to the village of Addicott St George to bury Father Lacy who has recently died. But a mysterious figure appears at the funeral casting doubt on the accidental nature of the priest's death.
Author Robert Harris, the master of plotting, is best known for his best-selling fiction - The Ghost Writer, An Officer and a Spy, Fatherland, Enigma and Archangel. The Second Sleep is a totally absorbing and truly surprising thriller that takes a "historical futuristic" setting to comment on the present.
Abridger: Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4
By Robert Harris. The scholar Nicholas Shadwell holds a meeting. In his latest novel, Robert Harris imagines a world without any of our current technology. |
| 06 | Episode Six | 20200203 | `Until the close of the early modern era, Western Europeans on most evenings experienced two major intervals of sleep . . . The initial interval of slumber was usually referred to as first sleep' . . . The succeeding interval was called second' or morning' sleep . . . Both phases lasted roughly the same length of time, with individuals waking some time after midnight before returning to rest.
Father Fairfax, a newly ordained priest has been sent by the Bishop of Exeter to the village of Addicott St George to bury Father Lacy who has recently died. But a mysterious figure appears at the funeral casting doubt on the accidental nature of the priest's death.
Author Robert Harris, the master of plotting, is best known for his best-selling fiction - The Ghost Writer, An Officer and a Spy, Fatherland, Enigma and Archangel. The Second Sleep is a totally absorbing and truly surprising thriller that takes a "historical futuristic" setting to comment on the present.
Abridger: Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4
By Robert Harris. Shadwell has been arrested for heresy. In his latest novel, Robert Harris imagines a world without any of our current technology. |
| 07 | Episode Seven | 20200204 | `Until the close of the early modern era, Western Europeans on most evenings experienced two major intervals of sleep . . . The initial interval of slumber was usually referred to as first sleep' . . . The succeeding interval was called second' or morning' sleep . . . Both phases lasted roughly the same length of time, with individuals waking some time after midnight before returning to rest.
Father Fairfax, a newly ordained priest has been sent by the Bishop of Exeter to the village of Addicott St George to bury Father Lacy who has recently died. But a mysterious figure appears at the funeral casting doubt on the accidental nature of the priest's death.
Author Robert Harris, the master of plotting, is best known for his best-selling fiction - The Ghost Writer, An Officer and a Spy, Fatherland, Enigma and Archangel. The Second Sleep is a totally absorbing and truly surprising thriller that takes a "historical futuristic" setting to comment on the present.
Abridger: Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4
By Robert Harris. Plans are made for an excavation at The Devil\u2019s Chair. In his latest novel, Robert Harris imagines a world without any of our current technology. |
| 08 | Episode Eight | 20200205 | `Until the close of the early modern era, Western Europeans on most evenings experienced two major intervals of sleep . . . The initial interval of slumber was usually referred to as first sleep' . . . The succeeding interval was called second' or morning' sleep . . . Both phases lasted roughly the same length of time, with individuals waking some time after midnight before returning to rest.
Father Fairfax, a newly ordained priest has been sent by the Bishop of Exeter to the village of Addicott St George to bury Father Lacy who has recently died. But a mysterious figure appears at the funeral casting doubt on the accidental nature of the priest's death.
Author Robert Harris, the master of plotting, is best known for his best-selling fiction - The Ghost Writer, An Officer and a Spy, Fatherland, Enigma and Archangel. The Second Sleep is a totally absorbing and truly surprising thriller that takes a "historical futuristic" setting to comment on the present.
Abridger: Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4
By Robert Harris. Could there be a spy in the camp? In his latest novel, Robert Harris imagines a world without any of our current technology. |
| 09 | Episode Nine | 20200206 | `Until the close of the early modern era, Western Europeans on most evenings experienced two major intervals of sleep . . . The initial interval of slumber was usually referred to as first sleep' . . . The succeeding interval was called second' or morning' sleep . . . Both phases lasted roughly the same length of time, with individuals waking some time after midnight before returning to rest.
Father Fairfax, a newly ordained priest has been sent by the Bishop of Exeter to the village of Addicott St George to bury Father Lacy who has recently died. But a mysterious figure appears at the funeral casting doubt on the accidental nature of the priest's death.
Author Robert Harris, the master of plotting, is best known for his best-selling fiction - The Ghost Writer, An Officer and a Spy, Fatherland, Enigma and Archangel. The Second Sleep is a totally absorbing and truly surprising thriller that takes a "historical futuristic" setting to comment on the present.
Abridger: Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4
By Robert Harris. Fairfax is troubled by the secret he shares with Sarah. In his latest novel, Robert Harris imagines a world without any of our current technology. |
| 10 | Episode Ten | 20200207 | `Until the close of the early modern era, Western Europeans on most evenings experienced two major intervals of sleep . . . The initial interval of slumber was usually referred to as first sleep' . . . The succeeding interval was called second' or morning' sleep . . . Both phases lasted roughly the same length of time, with individuals waking some time after midnight before returning to rest.
Father Fairfax, a newly ordained priest has been sent by the Bishop of Exeter to the village of Addicott St George to bury Father Lacy who has recently died. But a mysterious figure appears at the funeral casting doubt on the accidental nature of the priest's death.
Author Robert Harris, the master of plotting, is best known for his best-selling fiction - The Ghost Writer, An Officer and a Spy, Fatherland, Enigma and Archangel. The Second Sleep is a totally absorbing and truly surprising thriller that takes a "historical futuristic" setting to comment on the present.
Abridger: Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4
By Robert Harris. Hancock has blasted his way into the underground chamber. In his latest novel, Robert Harris imagines a world without any of our current technology. |