The Trumpet Major

Julian Rhind-Tutt reads from Thomas Hardy's classic, abridged in 10 parts by Lisa Osborne.

Episode	First Broadcast	Description
01	20061030	A company of dragoons enlivens a quiet Wessex village in the early years of the Napoleonic Wars.
02	20061031	Anne is smitten by the glamour of the 19th Dragoons, but not as smitten as someone is with her.
03	20061101	The village of Overcombe is excited by the arrival of the King and a humble sailor home from the sea.
04	20061102	Bob Loveday is home from the sea and has quite forgotten his old sweetheart.
05	20061103	The mill at Overcombe awakes to find that the honoured guest has vanished in the night.
06	20061106	John has fallen from favour just as his regiment is ordered away, while Bob is pining for Matilda.
07	20061107	The village is startled by the night-time arrival of the 'arch enemy of mankind'.
08	20061108	Bob renounces his love for his brother?s sake and returns to the sea to fight for his country.
09	20061109	Broken-hearted Anne waits for Bob and gradually realises that there is another, more faithful, brother close to hand.
10 LAST	20061110	True love at last at Overcombe Mill, but which brother has won the heart of the maiden?