1999 Radio Plays
SAY IT WITH FLOWERS....1999
By Kevin Wong. R4 5 Feb 99. Light-hearted drama. 45m,
afternoon play.
EATING AT COOPER'S....1999
Radio 3, 20 Feb 99. Interesting play about a fictional new
eating house. What will Herschel think of it? With Simon Carter.
LARKRISE & BEYOND....1999
By F. Thompson. Three episodes, 45m each; the third on 26 Feb 99.
Rural life of c1890 compared with today.
MAD MAN BLUE....1999
By Tracey Aston, 30 Mar 99. Unusual comedy play starring
Roy Hudd. 45m, afternoon play.
LETTERS FROM A STRANGE LAND....1999
By J. Clifford. R4, 15 Mar 99. A true story - Will Adams set off
from Kent for the West Indies but was shipwrecked and eventually
ended up in Japan. With D. Brooks and B. Kwouk. 45m.
EAST COAST LINE SOUTHBOUND....1999
By Lesley Glaister. 18 Mar 99. 45m afternoon play.
M FOR MOTHER....1999
19 Mar 99. By M. Riddell, dramatised by G. Lloyd. A girl wants to leave home.
Her mother and aunts have a lot of trouble coming to terms with it.
45m.
THE MEANING OF LUNCH....1999
29 Mar 99. By T. Anfiligoff. A restaurant is invaded by
undesirables, including - a vegetarian. 45m afternoon play.
VOYAGE....1999
Serial - beginning 12 Apr 99. By Stephen Baxter. Excellent
science fiction - what could have happened if the Mars programme
had continued in the 70s.
BRISTOW....1999
Several 30m plays based on the famous cartoon strip character,
Bristow, the ineffectual rebel. With Michael Williams, Rodney
Bewes, Owen Brenman, Dora Bryan. Weekly, starting 21 Apr 99. By
Frank Dickens. Director Neil Cargill.
LEARNING THE LANGUAGE....1999
30 Apr 99, by H. Bains. Romantic comedy. 45m afternoon play.
DON'T BE A STRANGER....1999
19 Jun 99. By C.S.Jones. A young lady turns up on a lecturer's
doorstep.
Nigel Deacon / Diversity website
Above plays known to exist in VRPCC collections
