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BY JOHN GALSWORTHY the NEW BBC RADIO 4 FULL-CAST ADAPTATION the Forsytes John Galsworthy About BBC Audio For over 90 years the BBC’s radio drama, comedy Radio drama has also breathed fresh life into and talks programmes have been the envy of the the works of some of our most popular and world. Each day the output of BBC Radio 4, BBC significant writers including William Shakespeare, Radio 4 Extra and the BBC World Service delights Agatha Christie, Anthony Trollope, Arthur Conan and informs listeners all around the globe. Since Doyle, Samuel Pepys and Alan Bennett. Many the 1960s the very best of BBC radio’s spoken of those productions can now be bought and word output has been available to own, first on enjoyed anywhere, time after time, so that your record and cassette and now on CD and digital companions in travel and adventure may include download. 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Many are examined in The Infinite Monkey Cage. The of these landmark productions have the benefit playfulness of our language is comically embraced of large casts, music and sound effects which are by the likes of Just a Minute and I’m Sorry I Haven’t unique to BBC radio. a Clue. These and many more titles are waiting to be discovered in the BBC Audio collection, available from bookshops and online retailers including www.bbcshop.com or by calling 01788 821107. More information about the BBC’s spoken word radio services can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/radio BY JOHN GALSWORTHY THE NEW BBC RADIO 4 FULL-CAST ADAPTATION The Forsytes John Galsworthy WRITTEN BY CAST & CREDITS John Galsworthy was born in Kingston Hill, Man of Property was adapted as the Hollywood John Galsworthy Soames Forsyte .........................................................Joseph Millson Surrey, on 14 August 1867. He attended movie That Forsyte Woman (released in the UK Harrow School before going on to study law as The Forsyte Saga), starring Errol Flynn and ADAPTED BY Irene Forsyte .................................................................Juliet Aubrey Shaun McKenna at New College, Oxford. He began writing Greer Garson. The first television adaptation Narrator .........................................................................Jessica Raine at the age of 28 and published his first work, was in June 1967, when BBC Two broadcast ORIGINAL MUSIC Philip Bosinney ............................................ Harry Hadden-Paton a collection of short stories entitled From The Forsyte Saga, a 26-part serial starring Eric COMPOSED BY the Four Winds, in 1897. This, along with his Porter and Nyree Dawn Porter. The following Old Jolyon .............................................................. Brian Protheroe Neil Brand subsequent novel Jocelyn (1898) was published September, it was repeated on Sunday evenings FIRST BROADCAST June Forsyte .......................................................Rebecca Hamilton at his own expense, under the pseudonym John on BBC One and these repeats shows BBC Radio 4 Jo Forsyte ........................................................................ Ewan Bailey Sinjohn. His first novel under his own name garnered huge audiences, with over 18 million 30 January – 6 February 2016 was The Island Pharisees (1904), and in 1906 he people tuning in for the final episode. Between Aunt Juley .....................................................................Jessica Turner published the opening novel in The Forsyte Saga, 1990 and 1991, BBC Radio 4 broadcast The James Forsyte/Cab driver ............................Gerard McDermott PRODUCED BY A Man of Property (1906). The Forsytes’ story Forsyte Chronicles, a 23-part series comprising Marion Nancarrow and Emily Forsyte/Madame Lamotte ..........................Susan Jameson was continued in Indian Summer of a Forsyte a 75-minute opening show and 22 hour-long (1918), In Chancery (1920), Awakening (1920) episodes. It starred Dirk Bogarde, Michael Gemma Jenkins Swithin Forsyte/Inspector/Polteed ..............................Sean Baker and To Let (1921). A second Forsyte trilogy, Hordern and Diana Quick, and was the most Bilson/Winifred Dartie ...............................................Debra Baker entitled A Modern Comedy, comprised The expensive drama serial ever broadcast at the Annette Forsyte ...................................................Aurelie Amblard White Monkey (1924), The Silver Spoon (1926) time. A second television adaptation of The Montague Dartie .............................................................Chris Pavlo and Swan Song (1928). This was followed by a Forsyte Saga was made by Granada TV in 2002, collection of short stories, On Forsyte ‘Change with Damian Lewis as Soames and Gina McKee Val Dartie ................................................................George Watkins (1930) and a third, concluding volume, End of as Irene. It was critically acclaimed, and a Holly Forsyte .............................................................. Katie Redford the Chapter, including the novels Maid in Waiting second series followed in 2003. Jolly Forsyte/Boy ................................................Joel MacCormack (1931), Flowering Wilderness (1932) and Over the Galsworthy won the Nobel Prize in River (1933). Literature in 1932, ‘for his distinguished art of Nurse/Maid ..........................................................................Evie Killip The series, known as The Forsyte Chronicles, narration which takes its highest form in The Doctor ....................................................................................Leo Wan was extremely popular, and led to several Forsyte Saga’. He died from a brain tumour the radio, television and film versions. In 1949, A following year, aged 66. N.B. For ease of listening, there are index points at regular intervals on this recording The Forsytes John Galsworthy WRITTEN BY CAST & CREDITS John Galsworthy was born in Kingston Hill, Man of Property was adapted as the Hollywood John Galsworthy Soames Forsyte .........................................................Joseph Millson Surrey, on 14 August 1867. He attended movie That Forsyte Woman (released in the UK Harrow School before going on to study law as The Forsyte Saga), starring Errol Flynn and ADAPTED BY Irene Forsyte .................................................................Juliet Aubrey Shaun McKenna at New College, Oxford. He began writing Greer Garson. The first television adaptation Narrator .........................................................................Jessica Raine at the age of 28 and published his first work, was in June 1967, when BBC Two broadcast ORIGINAL MUSIC Philip Bosinney ............................................ Harry Hadden-Paton a collection of short stories entitled From The Forsyte Saga, a 26-part serial starring Eric COMPOSED BY the Four Winds, in 1897. This, along with his Porter and Nyree Dawn Porter. The following Old Jolyon .............................................................. Brian Protheroe Neil Brand subsequent novel Jocelyn (1898) was published September, it was repeated on Sunday evenings FIRST BROADCAST June Forsyte .......................................................Rebecca Hamilton at his own expense, under the pseudonym John on BBC One and these repeats shows BBC Radio 4 Jo Forsyte ........................................................................ Ewan Bailey Sinjohn. His first novel under his own name garnered huge audiences, with over 18 million 30 January – 6 February 2016 was The Island Pharisees (1904), and in 1906 he people tuning in for the final episode. Between Aunt Juley .....................................................................Jessica Turner published the opening novel in The Forsyte Saga, 1990 and 1991, BBC Radio 4 broadcast The James Forsyte/Cab driver ............................Gerard McDermott PRODUCED BY A Man of Property (1906). The Forsytes’ story Forsyte Chronicles, a 23-part series comprising Marion Nancarrow and Emily Forsyte/Madame Lamotte ..........................Susan Jameson was continued in Indian Summer of a Forsyte a 75-minute opening show and 22 hour-long (1918), In Chancery (1920), Awakening (1920) episodes. It starred Dirk Bogarde, Michael Gemma Jenkins Swithin Forsyte/Inspector/Polteed ..............................Sean Baker and To Let (1921). A second Forsyte trilogy, Hordern and Diana Quick, and was the most Bilson/Winifred Dartie ...............................................Debra Baker entitled A Modern Comedy, comprised The expensive drama serial ever broadcast at the Annette Forsyte ...................................................Aurelie Amblard White Monkey (1924), The Silver
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