Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody | 19961202 | 20161212 (BBC7) 20161213 (BBC7) 20190130 (BBC7) 20190131 (BBC7) 20200928 (BBC7) 20200929 (BBC7) | Reviled for the King's abdication, what was the Duchess of Windsor really like? Stockard Channing stars in Elizabeth Proud's drama about the Duchess of Windsor 1986: Wallis Simpson is facing a lonely and miserable death, a virtual prisoner of her obsessive lawyer, Maitre Blum. As The Duchess of Windsor, Wallis was reviled for causing King Edward VIII to abdicate his throne to marry her. But what was she really like? Elizabeth Proud's three-part drama. CAST: Wallis Simpson.... Stockard Channing Producer: Sue Wilson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996. As the Duchess of Windsor, Wallis was reviled for causing King Edward VIII to abdicate his throne to marry her. But what was she really like? Eliizabeth Proud's three-part drama stars Stockard Channing as Wallis Simpson, Barbara Leigh-Hunt as Maitre Blum, Lewis Hancock as Win Spencer and Stephen Thorne as Ernest Simpson. |
| 02 | Tea For Two | 19961209 | 20161213 (BBC7) 20161214 (BBC7) 20190131 (BBC7) 20190201 (BBC7) 20200929 (BBC7) 20200930 (BBC7) | Wallis recalls her first marriage and her attempts to meet a prince. Stockard Channing stars in Elizabeth Proud's drama about the Duchess of Windsor As Maitre Blum manipulates Wallis, she recalls her first marriage and her attempts to meet a prince. As The Duchess of Windsor, Wallis was reviled for causing King Edward VIII to abdicate his throne to marry her. But what was she really like? Elizabeth Proud's three-part drama. CAST: Wallis Simpson.... Stockard Channing Producer: Sue Wilson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996. |
| 03 | The Melody Lingers On | 19961216 | 20161214 (BBC7) 20161215 (BBC7) 20190201 (BBC7) 20190202 (BBC7) 20200930 (BBC7) 20201001 (BBC7) | Wallis realises marrying an ex-King means broken promises, plus doubtful acquaintances. Stockard Channing stars in Elizabeth Proud's drama about the Duchess of Windsor Wallis realises marrying an ex-King means broken promises, plus doubtful acquaintances and scandal. As The Duchess of Windsor, Wallis was reviled for causing King Edward VIII to abdicate his throne to marry her. But what was she really like? Elizabeth Proud's three-part drama. CAST: Wallis Simpson.... Stockard Channing Producer: Sue Wilson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996. |