Tales From East Anglia

Five stories by writers whose East Anglian identity is important in their work.

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Description
01	01	Master Of None	20010910		written and read by Ronald Blythe. A countryman applies for an unusual job, but must first get around the village to see who will speak for his character. Directed by Ivan Howlett
01	02	Vendor	20010911		written and read by Terence Blacker. Beaten by economic forces, bureaucracy and, finally, animal disease, a farmer decides to sell up, while a Londoner arrives, dreaming of a swimming pool, an attic conversion and the good life. Directed by Ivan Howlett
01	03	The Secret To A Long Life	20010912		written and read by Ivan Cutting. An old lady waits for a man from the Museum to come round and record her memories. She realises that the past isn't another place, and that things can always happen to make sense of the events of long ago. Directed by Ivan Howlett
01	04	Funeral In The Fens	20010913		by Edward Storey, read by Glyn Dilley. A music teacher born and raised in the Fens returns home for his best friend's funeral. It is a sad opportunity to discover whether he could return himself. Directed by Ivan Howlett
01	05 LAST	Passage Migrants	20010914		written and read by D J Taylor. It is late summer in a Norfolk seaside town, and casual workers and visitors ogle, make a show and prepare to move on. Directed by Ivan Howlett
02	01	Boat Burning	20040809	20050403	Written and read by the novelist Raffaella Barker. A funeral on the coast, recalling ancient traditions, serves to remind a family of what once brought them together. Directed by Ivan Howlett
02	02	The Passenger	20040810	20050410	written by Sally Cline On the train back to the countryside is a woman whose whole demeanour speaks of loneliness and failure. But who is she and why is she so difficult to escape from? Read by Janeena Sims Directed by Ivan Howlett
02	03	Measuring Geraniums	20040811	20050417	Written and read by the humorist and musician Neil Innes A crossword compiler, his head full of verbal conundrums, goes for a bike ride... with unfortunate consequences.
02	04	Breast Meat	20040812	20050424	By Ann Gander A widow, recently bereaved after a lifetime of make her own needs come second, takes a trip to Las Vegas paid for by her late husband's secret hobby.
02	05 LAST	Overlooked	20040813	20050501	By Nicci French Out on a bike ride a mother and her teenage daughter come across a disturbing link with a seventeenth century witch drowned in a Suffolk pond. Read by its co-author Nicci Gerrard.

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