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THOMAS HARDY - THE WITHERED ARM (320kbs-m4a/100mb/43mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 30th May 2021
Dangerous dreams and consequential curses.
Victoria Hamilton and Susan Jameson star in a highly charged tale of two women in the grip of passions beyond their control.
Set in Wessex, Thomas Hardy's classic short story is a masterful drama of psychological suspense.
Dramatised by Louise Doughty.
Gertrude Lodge ...... Victoria Hamilton
Rhoda Brook ...... Susan Jameson
James Lodge ...... Ewan Bailey
Edward ...... Nick Sayce
Mr Mason ...... Nick Brimble
Ida ...... Ella Smith
Dairy Man ...... John Cummins
Hangman ...... Gerard McDermott
Landlord ...... Wayne Foskett
Serving Girl ...... Ayesha Antoine
Director: Claudine Toutoungi.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2006.
THOMAS HARDY - THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE (320kbs-m4a/397mb/2hrs52mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 7th to 9th July 2021
Dramatised in three parts by Helen Edmundson.
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE - 1. BURYING THE PAST (320kbs-m4a/132mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 7th July 2021
Thomas Hardy's tragic story of a man who spends his life trying to atone for the terrible action that led to the loss of his wife and child. But his past refuses to be buried no matter how hard he tries to conceal it.
Michael Henchard......John Lynch
Elizabeth-Jane........Ruth Wilson
Donald Farfrae........Paul Higgins
Furmity Woman.........Maggie Steed
Susan Henchard..... ..Olwen May
Abel Whittle..........Burn Gorman
Jopp..................Conrad Nelson
Newson................Jonathan Keeble
Solomon Longways......Russell Dixon
Christopher Coney.....David Fielder
Mother Cuxsom.........Sue Ryding
Martha................Vashti Maclachlan
THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE - 2. REVELATIONS (320kbs-m4a/132mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 8th July 2021
Henchard attempts to hold his life together despite painful revelations and the unexpected arrival of someone from his past.
Michael Henchard......John Lynch
Elizabeth-Jane........Ruth Wilson
Donald Farfrae........Paul Higgins
Lucetta...............Emma Fielding
Furmity Woman.........Maggie Steed
Susan Henchard........Olwen May
Abel Whittle..........Burn Gorman
Jopp..................Conrad Nelson
Solomon Longways......Russell Dixon
Mother Cuxsom.........Sue Ryding
Phoebe................Lorna Lewis
THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE - 3. THE STRANGER (320kbs-m4a/132mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 9th July 2021
Henchard sets about rebuilding his life but the appearance of a stranger in Casterbridge threatens to unravel everything.
Michael Henchard......John Lynch
Elizabeth-Jane........Ruth Wilson
Donald Farfrae........Paul Higgins
Lucetta...............Emma Fielding
Furmity Woman.........Maggie Steed
Abel Whittle..........Burn Gorman
Jopp..................Conrad Nelson
Newson................Jonathan Keeble
Solomon Longways......Russell Dixon
Christopher Coney.....David Fielder
Mother Cuxsom.........Sue Ryding
Martha................Vashti Maclachlan
Phoebe................Lorna Lewis
THOMAS HARDY - FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (320kbs-m4a/394mb/2hrs51mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 15th to 17th July 2019
Thomas Hardy's classic tale dramatised by Graham White.
Musicians: Colin Guthrie, Chris Davies, Lauren Swift
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2012.
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD- 1. A FARMER JUST BEGINNING (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 15th July 2019
Young farmer Gabriel Oak sees an ideal wife in Bathsheba Everdene, but she turns him down, believing in true romance. As she becomes rich, he is ruined, and the tables turn.
Bathsheba ...... Alex Tregear
Gabriel Oak ...... Shaun Dooley
Boldwood ...... Toby Jones
Troy ...... Patrick Kennedy
Liddy ...... Lizzy Watts
Fanny ...... Hannah John-Kamen
Maltster ...... Robert Blythe
Jan ...... Joe Sims
Joseph ...... Sam Alexander
Henery ...... Patrick Brennan
Billy ...... Don Gilet
Cain ...... Harry Livingstone
Aunt ...... Tracy Wiles
Maryann ...... Amaka Okafor
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD- 2. CUTS AND POINTS (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 16th July 2019
Bathsheba discovers that sending William Boldwood a valentine card was a terrible mistake. But Boldwood is not Gabriel's only rival for Bathsheba's heart.
Bathsheba ...... Alex Tregear
Gabriel Oak ...... Shaun Dooley
Boldwood ...... Toby Jones
Troy ...... Patrick Kennedy
Liddy ...... Lizzy Watts
Fanny ...... Hannah John-Kamen
Maltster ...... Robert Blythe
Jan ...... Joe Sims
Joseph ...... Sam Alexander
Henery ...... Patrick Brennan
Billy ...... Don Gilet
Cain ...... Harry Livingstone
Maryann ...... Amaka Okafor
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD- 3. A SUCCESSFUL RIVAL (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 17th July 2019
One man proves constant in his love for Bathsheba, while she gives up on all hopes of happiness.
Bathsheba ...... Alex Tregear
Gabriel Oak ...... Shaun Dooley
Boldwood ...... Toby Jones
Troy ...... Patrick Kennedy
Liddy ...... Lizzy Watts
Fanny ...... Hannah John-Kamen
Maltster ...... Robert Blythe
Jan ...... Joe Sims
Joseph ...... Sam Alexander
Henery ...... Patrick Brennan
Billy ...... Don Gilet
Cain ...... Harry Livingstone
Maryann ...... Amaka Okafor
THOMAS HARDY - THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE (320kbs-m4a/394mb/2hrs51mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 26th to 28th November 2018
Thomas Hardy's 1878 Wessex novel about love and longing dramatised in three-parts by David Calcutt.
Traditional music arranged and performed by Chris Leslie.
Director: Rosemary Watts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE - 1. WAITING (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 26th November 2018
While Eustacia Vye waits on Egdon Heath for her erstwhile lover Damon Wildeve , his fiancee Tamsin Yeobright has been jilted at the altar.
David Calder stars as Thomas Hardy, Emma Fielding as Eustacia Vye, Adam Godley as Clym Yeobright, Timothy Watson as Damon Wildeve, Ben Crowe as Diggory Venn, Cathy Sara as Tamsin Yeobright, Annette Badland as Mrs Yeobright, Gerry Hinks as Granfer Cantle, Stephen Tomlin as Timothy Fairway, Sunny Ormonde as Susan Nunsuch, Ben Tibber as Johnny Nunsuch, Martin Reeve as Humphrey, Oliver Hembrough as Christian Cantle and Martyn Read as Captain Vye.
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE - 2. THE RETURN (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 27th November 2018
Clym Yeobright has returned from Paris. A contrived meeting between him and Eustacia has sparked a mutual interest.
Is he the man she's been dreaming of?
David Calder stars as Thomas Hardy, Emma Fielding as Eustacia Vye, Adam Godley as Clym Yeobright, Timothy Watson as Damon Wildeve, Ben Crowe as Diggory Venn, Cathy Sara as Tamsin Yeobright, Annette Badland as Mrs Yeobright, Gerry Hinks as Granfer Cantle, Stephen Tomlin as Timothy Fairway, Sunny Ormonde as Susan Nunsuch, Martin Reeve as Humphrey, Oliver Hembrough as Christian Cantle and Martyn Read as Captain Vye.
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE - 3. THE RESURGENCE (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 28th November 2018
Eustacia's disappointment over Clym's intention to stay on Egdon Heath and the resurgence of her passion for Damon Wildeve threaten to blight all their lives.
David Calder stars as Thomas Hardy, Emma Fielding as Eustacia Vye, Adam Godley as Clym Yeobright, Timothy Watson as Damon Wildeve, Ben Crowe as Diggory Venn, Cathy Sara as Tamsin Yeobright, Annette Badland as Mrs Yeobright, Gerry Hinks as Granfer Cantle, Stephen Tomlin as Timothy Fairway, Sunny Ormonde as Susan Nunsuch, Martin Reeve as Humphrey, Oliver Hembrough as Christian Cantle, Martyn Read as Captain Vye and Ben Tibber as Johnny Nonsuch.