2000 Radio Plays
THE BLUE MAN....2000
By Gillian Clarke. A young Welsh woman struggles to escape the limited horizons of her mother. She meets three elderly sisters who change her life. Afternoon play, 17 Apr 00; 45m. The "blue man" of the title is an ancient statuette.
THE RIVER....2000
By Rumer Godden, 15 Jul 00, 55m, Saturday play. This is her autobiographical
novel. Harriet writes poems about her childhood in India, but Captain John
comes to stay.
JEFF'S KINGDON....2000
By Martin Smith, 2 Aug 00. Excellent play about a manager past his
best. His demise is accompanied by a Greek chorus of office cleaners.
45m. (surprisingly, on R4, not R3)
THE LADY VANISHES....2000
7 Aug 99, R4, 55m. By E.L.White.
THE GROWING SUMMER....2000
By Noel Streatfield, 9 Aug 00, 45m. With father ill, a family of
young children has to go to stay with a dotty aunt in Ireland. Excellent
radio.
THE FAST GENTLEMAN....2000
By K. Howard, 10 Aug 00. 1950s style farce, based on a boat.
Adapted for radio by Jeremy Nicholas. 45m, afternoon play.
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE....2000
11 Aug 00. 55m, Friday play. By Tina Pepler. A quirky story
about people who want babies, people who don't, and Dolly, the cloned
sheep.
Nigel Deacon / Diversity website
Above plays known to exist in VRPCC collections
