Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Victoria Hislop | 20081215 | 20100627 (R4) | 'TAPERTIME' The above is an old Edwardian word meaning dusk, and this series of commissioned stories takes place as the light fades. What happens to the visual world as dusk emerges? What happens to make people behave differently, often strangely, as the world starts to blur? Five leading writers explore the possibilities. 1.One Cretan Evening by Victoria Hislop The well-heeled gent arrives at the village as sun sets. He has a key and is on a family mission... Reader Barbara Flynn Producer Duncan Minshull. By Victoria Hislop. All sorts of mysteries emerge as the sun goes down on a Cretan village 'TAPERTIME' The above is an old Edwardian word meaning dusk, and this series of commissioned stories takes place as the light fades. What happens to the visual world as dusk emerges? What happens to make people behave differently, often strangely, as the world starts to blur? Five leading writers explore the possibilities. 1.One Cretan Evening by Victoria Hislop The well-heeled gent arrives at the village as sun sets. He has a key and is on a family mission... Reader Barbara Flynn Producer Duncan Minshull. By Victoria Hislop. All sorts of mysteries emerge as the sun goes down on a Cretan village |
| 02 | Justin Cartwright | 20081216 | 20100704 (R4) | 'Tapertime' The above is an old Edwardian word meaning dusk, and this week's commissioned stories take place as the light fades. What happens to the visual world as dusk emerges? What happens to make people behave differently, often strangely, as the world starts to blur? Five leading writers explore the possibilities. 2. A Question of Light by Justin Cartwright As a young lad the narrator had to leave Sweden for the sunshine of Australia. But certain people and deep-rooted rituals pull him back to the land of the dark... Reader Tim Pigott Smith Producer Duncan Minshull. By Justin Cartwright. A man is drawn back to an island, still haunted by a boyhood memory. |
| 03 | The Concert | 20081217 | 20100711 (R4) | 'Tapertime' The above is an old Edwardian word meaning dusk, and this series of commissioned stories take place as the light fades. What happens to the visual world as dusk emerges? What happens to make people behave differently, often strangely, as the world starts to blur? Five leading writers explore the possibilities 3.The Concert by Romesh Gunesekera The man of war doesn't have the support of the locals, so some entertainment in the evening warmth is called for... Reader Jim Norton Producer Duncan Minshull. By Romesh Gunesekera. A newly-arrived army officer must sing for his supper. 'Tapertime' The above is an old Edwardian word meaning dusk, and this series of commissioned stories take place as the light fades. What happens to the visual world as dusk emerges? What happens to make people behave differently, often strangely, as the world starts to blur? Five leading writers explore the possibilities 3.The Concert by Romesh Gunesekera The man of war doesn't have the support of the locals, so some entertainment in the evening warmth is called for... Reader Jim Norton Producer Duncan Minshull. By Romesh Gunesekera. A newly-arrived army officer must sing for his supper. |
| 04 | Kirsty Gunn | 20081218 | 20100718 (R4) | 'Tapertime' The above is an old Edwardian word meaning dusk, and this series of commissioned stories take place as the light fades. What happens to the visual world as dusk emerges? What happens to make people behave differently, often strangely, as the world starts to blur? Foxes by Kirsty Gunn At the onset of evening she runs home to arrange the picnic, but animals cross her path, and a change of plan is made... Reader Liz Sutherland Producer Duncan Minshull. Stories about the effect of dusk continue with events in Kirsty Gunn's atmospheric forest. 'Tapertime' The above is an old Edwardian word meaning dusk, and this series of commissioned stories take place as the light fades. What happens to the visual world as dusk emerges? What happens to make people behave differently, often strangely, as the world starts to blur? Foxes by Kirsty Gunn At the onset of evening she runs home to arrange the picnic, but animals cross her path, and a change of plan is made... Reader Liz Sutherland Producer Duncan Minshull. Stories about the effect of dusk continue with events in Kirsty Gunn's atmospheric forest. |
| 05 | Adam Thorpe | 20081219 | 20100725 (R4) | 'Tapertime' The above is an old Edwardian word meaning dusk, and this series of commissioned stories take place as the light fades. What happens to the visual world as dusk emerges? What happens to make people behave differently, often strangely, as the world starts to blur? The Very Last Leave by Adam Thorpe In remote Lincolnshire she always paints the gloaming, but something aside from darkened tones is revealed in her pictures... Reader David Horovitch Producer Duncan Minshull. An old woman seats herself in a remote part of Lincolnshire and paints the dusk. 'Tapertime' The above is an old Edwardian word meaning dusk, and this series of commissioned stories take place as the light fades. What happens to the visual world as dusk emerges? What happens to make people behave differently, often strangely, as the world starts to blur? The Very Last Leave by Adam Thorpe In remote Lincolnshire she always paints the gloaming, but something aside from darkened tones is revealed in her pictures... Reader David Horovitch Producer Duncan Minshull. An old woman seats herself in a remote part of Lincolnshire and paints the dusk. |