by George Eliot adapted by Michael Eaton for BBC Radio 4.
George Eliot’s political novel set during the time of the Great Reform Act of 1932 with Hayley Atwell as Esther Lyons, directed by Lucy Bailey.
Afternoon Romancers
by Nick McCarty for BBC Radio 4 starring Sally Hawkins.
A man and a younger woman embark on an affair with a difference.
The Pickwick Papers
by Charles Dickens adapted by Michael Eaton in four parts for BBC Radio 4.
Samuel Pickwick’s hilarious topsy turvey adventures are celebrated in Dickens’ picaresque novel as he travels on his journey through life, starring Timothy Spall and Toby Jones.
A Brief Interruption
by Ben Steiner an original play for BBC Radio 4.
Tom Courtenay stars as a neglected, weary and careworn God who bemoans some of the day-to-day frustrations of being The Supreme Being.
The Bride’s Chamber
by Charles Dickens adapted by Michael Eaton for BBC Radio 4.
A ghost story from the master of the genre.
Tender Is The Night
by F Scott Fitzgerald adapted by Michael Hastings for BBC Radio 4.
Set on the French Riviera in the 1920s, Fitzgerald’s celebrated novel reveals the tragic romance of the young actress Rosemary Hoyt, played by Rebecca Hall, and the stylish American couple Dick and Nicole Diver.
George Silverman’s Explanation
by Charles Dickens adapted by Michael Eaton for BBC Radio 4.
A mysterious, late Dickens’ short story starring Paul Scofield.
Voyages
by Michael Hastings an original drama for BBC Radio 4
A boy’s fascination with collecting used bus tickets after WW2 leads him to discover, over fifty years later, that life is full of unfulfilled dreams, with Stephen Moore and featuring a young Aaron Taylor Johnson.
From Here To Eternity
by James Jones adapted by Michael Hastings for BBC Radio 4.
Strong friendships, love affairs and the naked truth of lives of enlisted men in Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, at the time of Pearl Harbour. Directed by Bill Bryden.
Charge of The Light Brigade
by John Osborne in a version by Bill Bryden and Michael Hastings for BBC Radio 4.
John Osborne’s unperformed screenplay of the tragic defeat of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava in 1854, starring Charles Dance, Joseph Fiennes, Donald Sinden, Geoffrey Palmer and directed by Bill Bryden.