Tender Is The Night - A Romance

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012015071920150725 (R4)Between the First World War and the Wall Street Crash, the French Riviera was the stylish place for wealthy Americans to visit.

Among the most fashionable are psychoanalyst Dick Diver and his wife Nicole, who hold court at their villa.

Into their circle comes Rosemary Hoyt, a young film star, who is instantly attracted to them, but understands little of the dark secrets that hold them together.

F Scott Fitzgerald's beautiful and poignant novel about marriage, glamour and disintegration.

Starring Simon Harrison and Melody Grove.

Dramatised in two parts by Robin Brooks.

Dick Diver ...... Simon Harrison

Nicole Diver ...... Melody Grove

Rosemary ...... Kelly Burke

Tommy ...... Finn den Hertog

Abe North ...... Mark McDonnel

McKisco ....... Laurie Brown

Violet/Baby ...... Anita Vettesse

Mother ...... Anne Lacey

Franz/Warren ....... Nick Underwood

Collis/Buddy ...... Alasdair Hankinson

Narrator ...... Sam Dale

Regarded by many as F Scott Fitzgerald's greatest book.

Director: Gaynor Macfarlane

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2015.

F Scott Fitzgerald's beautiful, poignant novel about marriage, glamour and disintegration.

022015072620150801 (R4)Nicole Diver has had a breakdown and, together with her husband Dick, she flees Paris.

The events of the past are beginning to take a toll on their marriage and only one of them has the strength to survive.

Conclusion of F Scott Fitzgerald's beautiful and poignant novel about marriage, glamour and disintegration.

Starring Simon Harrison and Melody Grove.

Dramatised by Robin Brooks.

Dick Diver ...... Simon Harrison

Nicole Diver ...... Melody Grove

Rosemary ...... Kelly Burke

Tommy ...... Finn den Hertog

Swanson ....... Laurie Brown

Baby ...... Anita Vettesse

Kathe/Caroline ...... Anne Lacey

Franz/Warren ....... Nick Underwood

Collis ...... Alasdair Hankinson

Narrator ...... Sam Dale

Director: Gaynor Macfarlane

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2015.

Nicole has a breakdown and flees Paris with Dick. Past events affect their marriage

F Scott Fitzgerald's beautiful, poignant novel about marriage, glamour and disintegration.