Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Marquita | 20150403 | A series of tales by Teffi, a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia who has been published again:
1. In Marquita, translated by Robert Chandler, the shy chanteuse and single mother puts more passion into her date with a wealthy Tartar. Does her new approach succeed?
Reader Hattie Morahan
Producer Duncan Minshull.
Will a shy chanteuse have more success on a date if she acts more like Carmen? Series of tales by Teffi, a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia. |
| 02 | The Hat and My First Tolstoy | 20150410 | Two tales that deal crisply with the vanities of fashion and literary homage. Cautionary tales both!
A series of tales by Teffi - a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia - who's popular work has been re-published.
Reader: Hattie Morahan
Translated by Anne Marie Jackson.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015
After some neglect, Teffi's popular tales set in Moscow and Paris are being re-published. Series of tales by Teffi, a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia. |
| 03 | Heart of a Valkyrie | 20150417 | A series of tales by Teffi, a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia who has been published again:
3. In Heart of a Valkyrie, translated by Anne Marie Jackson, the husband does little as his wife works all hours. The neighbours laugh at him, until a remarkable 'change' takes place..
Reader Hattie Morahan
Producer Duncan Minshull
After some neglect, Teffi's popular tales set in Moscow and Paris are being re-published.. Series of tales by Teffi, a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia. |