2003 Radio Plays
MAN ON THE GREEN BICYCLE....2003
1 Jan 03, by Jennifer Curry. The romance between Arthur
Waley and Alison Grant. 45m.
FISHERWOMEN OF BLACK TAR....2003
7 Jan 03, by Rebecca Trick-Walker. In the late 1890s,
the tough fisherwomen of Pembrokeshire ply their trade.
45m.
FORTY-SEVEN ROSES....2003
8 Jan 03; a dramatisation of Peter Sheridan's
memoir of how he coped with his father's unexpected
death, and his discovery of his father's 47-year affair
with the woman he really loved.
Repeated 2005. 45m.
A ROSE FOR CHOPIN....2003
14 Jan 03. By Lorraine McCann. Chopin's visit to
Scotland in the 1830s. 45m.
KEEP YOUR HANDS ON THE WHEEL....2003
16 Jan 03. By Kathryn Heyman. A weight-obsessed
opera singer and her sister are summoned to their
mother's third wedding. 45m.
DEATH OF A VILLAGE....2003
17 Jan 03, by David Gooderson. In 1917, the Devon
village of Hallsands slid into the sea because the beach had been dredged
by gravel contractors and made unstable. The villagers
fight for compensation... 45m. Afternoon play.
WHEN LOUIS MET GEORGE....2003
5 Feb 03. By Paul Farley. In the basement of
Broadcasting House, George Orwell and Louis
MacNeice meet for the first time. Fifty years
later, someone finds the tapes. 45m.
WONDERFUL SOMEONE....2003
6 Feb 03. By Colin Hough. Donna wants to sing, but it looks as
if she'll have to go into the family ice cream business. 45m.
TAKE THE 'BUS....2003
7 Feb 03, by Donald McCamphill. A theatre group's
minibus is stolen. 55m. Friday play.
FACE VALUE....2003
10 Feb 03, by Linda Cracknell. The City Square Care Team tidies
up litter - and people. 45m.
THE RESURRECTION OF MISS PYM....2003
11 Feb 03. The story of Barbara Pym's disappearance from the
literary scene, and her rediscovery many years later. With Penelope
Wilton.
THE SILENCE OF STARS....2003
12 Feb 03, by Kevin Mandry. With Emma Fielding; dir. Izzy Mant.
BACK TO FREETOWN....2003
13 Feb 03. By Victor Freeman. An elderly woman's
memories of a long-lost love. 45m. afternoon play.
GOING TO THE DOGS....2003
18 Feb 03, by Karl Frieberg, dir. Tanya Nash. An
Irish social story; cast includes Laura Hughes, Ian
Beattie, Maria Connolly, Alan McKee.
AT FREDDIE'S....2003
1 Mar 03; Saturday play. By P. Fitzgerald. "Freddie's"
is a stage school for precocious children. An excellent
listen. 55m.
ON THE WATERFRONT....2003
8 Mar 03, Saturday play. 90m. From the well-known
film. By B. Schulberg.
THE LOST CHILD....2003
By Gillian Redmond, 12 Mar 03. Set in 1799. With
Amanda Root.
THE KING OF SHADOWS....2003
20 Mar 03, by Susan Cooper, dram. Beatrice Colin. A magical adventure-
a young man acts in a historical play, and finds himself transported back
in time. 45m.
LOOKING FOR DANNY....2003
24 Mar 03. By Ryan Craig. Two teachers kidnap a pupil.
45m.
COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN....2003
25 Mar 03, by Mark Haddon. David decides to kill
his brother, because he's got Down's Syndrome. 45m. A
bit heavy for an afternoon play.
SNAPSHOTS....2003
26 Mar 03, by Christina Katic. Marcella returns to her
father's homeland to take photos of a war-torn city. 45m.
THE GOREY DETAILS....2003
27 Mar 03, by Philip Glassborow. A dramatised
feature about the American illustrator Edward Gorey.
THE LIFE TRAINER....2003
31 Mar 03, by Sophie Cook. Kelly is nearly 30, and
feeling her age... with Julie Austin. 45m.
DEAR BROTHER....2005
2 Apr 03, by Penny Gold. The last years of Vincent
Van Gogh and his brother Theo. With Robert Glenister
and Robert Firth; irected by Richard Wortley. Excellent
listening.
THE BLACK MONK....2003
8 Apr 03, by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Rupert Kingfisher.
A young professor is tormented by visions of a black monk.
SWAN SONG FOR THE NIGHTINGALE ....2003
10 Apr 03; by Maurice Leitch. A comeback tour for
an ex-country singer. Her son dreads the day when his
mother will (as he sees it) show him up. 45m.
THE SMALL MINE ....2003
14 Apr 03; by Menna Gallie. A Welsh mining
community in the 1960s - a time of great social and
political change.
AFTER SCARBOROUGH....2003
15 Apr 03; by Rob John. The world of Elvis fanatics. Sandy's
husband Baz is so obsessed with winning the QuizElvis championships that
he fails to notice events occurring between his team members.
This is a very funny comedy. 45m.
GANT & McCULLY....2003
28 Apr 03, by Gerry McKee. Steve's first day in his new job at
a printing college turns into a nightmare. Comedy drama. 45m. Dir.
Cherry Cookson.
BELLINGHAM & THE AMBASSADOR....2003
29 Apr 03, by Mary Baker. Black historical comedy, loosely
based on real-life events from the 1800s.
GEORGE SILVERMAN'S EXPLANATION....2003
1 May 03, by Charles Dickens, dram. Michael Eaton.
With Paul Scofield. 45m.
AGATHA RAISEN ....2003
13 May 03. By M.C.Beaton, dram. David Semple. With
Penelope Keith. Comedy drama, afternoon play. 45m.
WORD FROM CUPID....2003
15 May 03, by Louise Oliver. A husband and wife re-ignite their
relationship with help from a parrot... 45m.
THE BIG MARROW ....2003
28 May 03, by Carina Rodney. Mum has a deadly secret,
but Billy's obsessed with his allotment. Why are men
so unobservant? 45m.
AIDEN DOOLEY'S HOMECOMING ....2003
29 May 03, by Alan Butler. Aiden Dooley has returned
to the village of his birth - as a corpse. Light comedy-
drama, set in an Irish village. 45m.
Where Angels Fear to Tread....2003
This was the first novel by E M Foster and is a witty account of the difference between Engish convention and Italian passion. Dramatised in ten parts by Penny Leicester it stars Sian Thomas,Teresa Gallagher, Jamie Bamber and Tom George. Director Di Speirs. BBC7 rpt. Feb 08.
Nigel Deacon / Diversity website
Above plays known to exist in VRPCC collections
