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Post by beckettologist on Dec 10, 2009 17:50:19 GMT -5
Something to ring in the new year... The Custom Of The Country Ep 1/3 New series Sunday 3 January 3.00-4.00pm BBC RADIO 4Award-winning writer Jane Rogers dramatises The Custom Of The Country, Edith Wharton's compelling social satire about marriage and money in early 20th-century American society. Set between 1900 and 1910, The Custom Of The Country tells the story of Undine Spragg, a beautiful but remorselessly selfish young woman, who moves from Apex to New York, marries Ralph Marvell from an old New York family, and rapidly wears out his income, love and health. She has a son, Paul, whom she neglects. She moves on to Paris, divorce and marriage to Raymond, a French aristocrat, but soon tires of him. Elmer Moffatt, an old acquaintance from Apex, weaves through her life – he is there at every point of crisis. A self-made millionaire, he has a powerful hold on Undine – a shared past that she is desperate to conceal. Perhaps he is the only man who truly understands her. Rebecca Night (Lark Rise To Candleford and Wuthering Heights) plays Undine, Dan Stevens (Sense And Sensibility, Dracula and The Line Of Beauty) plays Ralph, Lorelei King (After You've Gone, Cold Feet) plays Mrs Heeny and Tom Hollander (A Good Year, Pirates Of The Caribbean and Pride And Prejudice) plays Elmer Moffatt. Producer/Nadia Molinari BBC Radio 4 Publicity www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/radio/2010/wk1/sun.shtml#sun_radio4
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Post by sgflautist on Dec 10, 2009 23:17:23 GMT -5
This should be an interesting radio play...i never heard a play on the radio Do you know if it is going to be played online as well?
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Post by beckettologist on Dec 11, 2009 1:03:47 GMT -5
This should be an interesting radio play...i never heard a play on the radio Do you know if it is going to be played online as well? You should be able to hear it on BBC Radio for up to 7 days after it airs. I will remind everyone. It will be a nice New Year gift to us! Bookmark this page: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio/bbc_radio_fourYes, it is iPlayer but for some reason everyone can listen to it unlike the TV for which you either have to live there or subscribe to a VPN like we do.
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Post by sgflautist on Dec 12, 2009 1:12:39 GMT -5
Thanks so much!!!! Can't wait!
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