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DH LAWRENCE - LOVE AMONG THE HAYSTACKS (320kbs-m4a/100mb/44mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 18th October 2021
The story of two young farm-working brothers, the heat of harvest time and the arrival of a young German governess in the vicarage next door.
Philip Jackson stars as the narrator in DH Lawrence's novella.
Dramatised by Nick McCarty.
DH Lawrence .... Philip Jackson
Maurice .... Benedict Sandiford
Geoffrey .... Tony Bell
Paula ... Sasha Pick
Lydia ....Sara Poyzer
Father .... John Turner
Tramp ... Stephen Critchlow
Henry .... Ian Peck
Director Hazel Castell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
DH LAWRENCE - THE GYPSY (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 5th March 2021
Drama inspired by D H Lawrence's The Virgin and the Gypsy. Handsome gypsy Joe and his family arrive in the small countryside village of Papplewick one summer looking for work. It isn't long before Joe is drawn to the local Rector's daughter. A tale of desire and repression set during interwar England.
CAST:
Joe .... Samuel Edward-Cook
Vina .... Candis Nergaard
Yvette .... Verity Henry
Lucille .... Harriet Chandler Judd
Granny .... Christine Cox
Rector .... Paul Stonehouse
Sergeant Eastwood .... Toby Hadoke
Written by Dan Allum
Directed by Charlotte Riches
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2017.
DH LAWRENCE - WOMEN IN LOVE (320kbs-m4a/525mb/3hrs48mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 9th to 14th December 2020
Gudrun returns to the Midlands mining town of Beldover, intending to join her sister, Ursula in teaching.
Starring Clare Holman, Stella Gonet, Douglas Hodge and Nicholas Farrell.
DH Lawrence's passionate novel was first published in 1920.
Dramatised in four parts by Elaine Feinstein.
Music composed by Anthea Gomez.
Director: Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1996.
WOMEN IN LOVE - 1. SPRINGTIME (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 9th December 2020
At a society wedding, the sisters attract the attention of Gerald Critch and Rupert Birkin. Both are very different gentlemen - with very different responses to love.
Ursula .... Clare Holman
Gudrun .... Stella Gonet
Gerald .... Douglas Hodge
Rupert .... Nicholas Farrell
Hermione .... Geraldine Fitzgerald
Pussum .... Sunny Ormonde
Halliday .... John Webb
Sir Joshua .... Simon Carter
Mrs Critch .... Ann Beech
With Tracy Wiles, Robert Harper, Peter Meakin, Richard Curnow, David Timson, Zoe Ganjavi, Bethan Ganjavi, Stephanie Luxton and Steven Blakeley
WOMEN IN LOVE - 2. WATER GAMES (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 10th December 2020
Gerald excites Gudrun with his physical brutality, but Ursula is infuriated by Rupert's prevarication.
Ursula .... Clare Holman
Gudrun .... Stella Gonet
Gerald .... Douglas Hodge
Rupert .... Nicholas Farrell
Hermione .... Geraldine Fitzgerald
Mr. Critch .... Norman Bird
Winnie .... Tracy Wiles
Mr Brangwen .... Christopher Scott
Mrs Brangwen .... Gillian Goodman
With Lennox Greaves and Shirley Dixon
WOMEN IN LOVE - 3. MOONLIGHT (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 11th December 2020
Rupert proposes, but this decisive action leads to more questions rather than answers.
Ursula .... Clare Holman
Gudrun .... Stella Gonet
Gerald .... Douglas Hodge
Rupert .... Nicholas Farrell
Hermione .... Geraldine Fitzgerald
Mr. Brangwen .... Christopher Scott
Winnie .... Tracy Wiles
Mrs Critch .... Ann Beech
Mr Critch .... Norman Bird
With Shirley Dixon, Rebecca Wright, Robert Harper and Gillian Goodman
WOMEN IN LOVE - 4. MOUNTAIN SNOWS (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 14th December 2020
A looming tragedy cements the future of Rupert, Gerald, Ursula and Gudrun.
Ursula .... Clare Holman
Gudrun .... Stella Gonet
Gerald .... Douglas Hodge
Rupert .... Nicholas Farrell
Loerke .... Keith Drinkel
Pussum .... Sunny Ormonde
Halliday .... John Webb
Mrs Critch .... Ann Beech
Mr Brangwen .... Christopher Scott
Mrs Brangwen .... Gillian Goodman
With Robert Harper and Steven Critchlow
DH LAWRENCE - THE RAINBOW (320kbs-m4a/261mb/1hr54mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 20th & 27th June 2021
Sexual awakenings, transgressive same-sex love and internalised repression are explored as Lawrence's characters try to find happiness and fulfilment in uncertain times.
'DH Lawrence: Tainted Love’ dynamically puts centre stage Lawrence's daring writing on the complexity of love. The Rainbow dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths.
‘DH Lawrence: Tainted Love’ is a pairing of two novels 'The Rainbow' and 'Women in Love' linked by Ursula Brangwen. Sexual awakening, transgression and repression are explored as his characters try to find happiness and fulfilment in uncertain times. Set in a mining town in Nottinghamshire, 'Tainted Love' is a celebration of Lawrence at his most daring, pushing the boundaries of sexuality in the dawning of the Twentieth Century.
Seen through the eyes of Ursula, ‘The Rainbow’ spans three generations of the Brangwen family from 1840s to 1905 exploring the complexity of desire, sexuality and liberty. As Ursula reflects on her family history, she defiantly questions the choices open to women, rejecting the path taken by her mother Anna who found fulfilment in childrearing and finding inspiration in the advice of her grandmother Lydia, a Polish refugee, who tells her to seek someone who will love her for what she is, not for what he wants. Upon publication in 1915 the novel was suppressed on the grounds of obscenity, all copies were destroyed and it remained banned in Britain for 11 years under the Obscene Publications Act 1857.
With thanks to the Estate of Frieda Lawrence Ravagli.
Directed by Nadia Molinari
BBC Audio Drama North Production
THE RAINBOW - 1. EPISODE 1 (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 20th June 2021
Ursula Brangwen wants to know about passion and desire. Delving into her own family history she defiantly questions the choices open to women.
Ursula ..... Cassie Bradley
Tom ..... Karl Collins
Lydia ..... Aneta Piotrowska
Young Ursula ..... Florence Hunt
Anna ..... Rosalie Craig
Young Anna ..... Lauren Tanner
Will ..... Lee Ingleby
THE RAINBOW - 2. EPISODE 2 (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 27th June 2021
It is the dawn of female suffrage and Ursula, now a young woman, strives for sexual and financial independence. Ursula refuses to be tied down by the confines of her gender and the expectations of her family as she searches for sexual and intellectual fulfilment beyond the boundaries of her small town.
Ursula ..... Cassie Bradley
Anton ..... Nico Mirallegro
Anna ..... Rosalie Craig
Will ..... Lee Ingleby
Winifred ..... Tala Gouveia
Harby ..... Graeme Hawley
Young Ursula ..... Florence Hunt
DH LAWRENCE - DAUGHTERS OF THE VICAR (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 6th June 2021
Louisa and Mary, daughters of the impoverished vicar of Aldecross, see only marriage as a means of escape from their routine lives.
The arrival of a new young curate fills them with anticipation, but will his intellectual qualities match up to the more physical attractions of Alfred Durant, the son of a local miner?
DH Lawrence's novella - written at around the same time as Sons and Lovers - is a classic tale of the struggle between emotion and intellect.
Louisa ...... Rachel Atkins
Mary ...... Cathy Sara
Mrs Lindley ...... Gillian Goodman
Mr Lindley ...... David Timson
Mr Massey ...... Robert Pickavance
Alfred Durant ...... Peter Meakin
Mrs Durant ...... Ann Rye
Miner ...... Sean Connolly
Dramatised by Jane Beeson.
Director: Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.
DH LAWRENCE - SONS AND LOVERS (320kbs-m4a/393mb/2hrs51mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 2nd to 4th March 2020
The classic story of a Nottinghamshire mining family. Stars Benedict Sandiford and Elizabeth Estenson.
Published in 1913, DH Lawrence's classic novel dramatised in three parts by Michael Butt.
Paul Morel is born in Nottinghamshire at the turn of the 20th century. His father is a hard-working, hard-drinking miner, but his mother a refined woman of middle-class aspirations.
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
SONS AND LOVERS - 1. EPISODE 1 (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 2nd March 2020
As family conflict grows, Paul's mother turns to her sons.
Paul Morel .... Benedict Sandeford
Gertrude Morel .... Elizabeth Estenson
Walter Morel .... Clive Russell
Miriam .... Fiona Clarke
Young Paul .... Simon Lanos
William .... Joseph Attenborough
Annie .... Andrea Nicholas
Mrs. Davies .... Kate Rutter
Mr. Jordan .... Peter Meakin
SONS AND LOVERS - 2. EPISODE 2 (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 3rd March 2020
Clinging to her sons, unhappy Gertrude is jealous of Paul's success and his friendship with Miriam.
Paul Morel .... Benedict Sandeford
Gertrude Morel .... Elizabeth Estenson
Walter Morel .... Clive Russell
Miriam Leivers .... Fiona Clarke
William .... Joseph Attenborough
Annie .... Andrea Nicholas
Mrs Radford .... Kate Rutter
SONS AND LOVERS - 3. EPISODE 3 (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 4th March 2020
Gertrude clings to her son Paul, who now turns to a new lover even though he has not forgotten his first love.
Paul Morel .... Benedict Sandeford
Gertrude Morel .... Elizabeth Estenson
Walter Morel .... Clive Russell
Miriam Leivers .... Fiona Clarke
William .... Joseph Attenborough
Annie .... Andrea Nicholas
Mrs. Radford .... Kate Rutter
Clara Dawes .... Janice Chambers
Baxter Dawes .... Peter Meakin