Description
Anthony Trollope was one of Victorian Englands most popular and prolific authors He worked for the Post Office while establishing himself as a writer and is credited with introducing the pillar box to Britain Best known for his Barsetshire and Palliser novels he wrote over 50 works in total including short stories travel books biographies and a posthumously published autobiography Collected here are a selection of superb adaptations of his muchloved novels as well as an original radio play by Patricia Cumper
Orley Farm Starring Tim PigottSmith Samantha Bond and Ronald Pickup this adaptation of Trollopes 1861 novel is a compelling emotional tale of disreputable lawyers young lovers the beautiful Lady Mason and the honourable Sir Peregrine Orme
Miss Mackenzie Hattie Morahan stars as Margaret Mackenzie a single woman past the bloom of youth who inherits a fortune and is then beset by suitors who may or may not simply be after her money Can she pick her way through this romantic minefield and find true happiness
The American Senator Ruthless Arabella Trefoil wants to keep her engagement to John Morton a secret while she pursues the wealthy Lord Rufford But fortunehunting is a dangerous game as she is soon to discover Starring Robert Glenister Anna Maxwell Martin and Barbara Flynn
John Caldigate Disinherited by his father a young man leaves home to seek his fortune in Australias gold mines But an unwise shipboard romance leads to trouble down the line Jeremy Clyde stars as John Caldigate with Margaret Wolfit as Euphemia Smith
The Pallisers A pacy radical reboot of Anthony Trollopes celebrated novels about high life and low politics in Victorian England Jessica Raines stars as our omniscient narrator Lady Glencora who takes us through two decades of scandal scheming ambition and powerbroking
The Way We Live Right Now When shady financier Ghassan Mehmoud recruits gullible investors for his getrichquick scheme the stage is set for scandal Henry Goodman stars in this presentday reworking of Trollopes satirical masterpiece about money greed and dishonesty
Mr Trollope and the Labours of Hercules Paterson Joseph stars in this engrossing drama based on Anthony Trollopes experiences in Jamaica in 1858
Credits
Written by Anthony Trollope
Orley Farm 1861
Dramatised by Martyn Wade
Directed by Tracey Neale
First broadcast BBC Radio 4 28 December 200811 January 2009
Miss Mackenzie 1865
Dramatised by Martyn Wade
Directed by Tracey Neale
First broadcast BBC Radio 4 916 January 2011
The American Senator 1876
Dramatised by Martyn Wade
Directed by Tracey Neale
First broadcast BBC Radio 4 21 August4 September 2011
John Caldigate 1879
Dramatised by D G Bridson
Directed by David H Godfrey
First broadcast BBC Radio 4 22 August10 October 1976
The Pallisers 18611879
Dramatised by Mike Harris and Sharon Oakes
Directed by Gary Brown and Emma Harding
Produced by Gary Brown
First broadcast BBC Radio 4 10 November 20198 March 2020
The Way We Live Right Now 1875
Adapted by Jonathan Myerson
Directed by Jonquil Panting
First broadcast BBC Radio 4 16 June4 July 2008
Mr Trollope and the Labours of Hercules
Written by Patricia Cumper
Produced and directed by Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast BBC Radio 4 29 August 2016
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