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A BBC Radio 4 fullcast dramatisation of AS Byatts Frederica Quartet plus selected short stories and a fascinating talk by the author
Inspired by the novels of DH Lawrence particularly The Rainbow and Women in Love this ambitious quartet from Booker Prizewinning novelist AS Byatt charts the lives of the Potter family between 1953 and 1970 Set against the changing social and political landscape of England in the 50s and 60s it follows the heroine Frederica from precocious teenager to TV talk show host and from her Yorkshire home to the heart of swinging London
The Virgin in the Garden sees the Potters preparing to celebrate Elizabeth IIs coronation while Frederica auditions for a play about Elizabeth I written by the beautiful Alexander Wedderburn Will she win the part and Alexanders heart In Still Life Fredericas ambitions both academic and sexual come to fruition as she gains a place at Cambridge University to study English and men In Babel Tower she has given up her carefree independent lifestyle but as the Sixties cultural revolution explodes and the quest for personal and public freedom becomes allimportant will settling down bring her happiness And in A Whistling Woman as events build to a tragic climax in Yorkshire back in London Frederica is faced with a difficult choice These acclaimed adaptations star Rosemary Leach Hannah Watkins and Indira Varma as Frederica
Also included are four fantastic short stories The July Ghost dramatised with a star cast including Kate Buffery and Clive Owen and RoseColoured Teacups Godes Story and A Stone Woman read by Anna Massey Sheila Mitchell and Penelope Wilton respectively Plus in Finding A Voice AS Byatt reflects on her approach to her work explaining where her desire to write came from and how she honed her craft
Track listing
1 Introduction
29 The Virgin in the Garden
1016 Still Life
1724 Babel Tower
2531 A Whistling Woman
32 The July Ghost
33 RoseColoured Teacups
34 Godes Story
3537 A Stone Woman
38 Finding a Voice
2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
p2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
Text copyright AS Byatt 1978 The Virgin in the Garden 1985 Still Life 1987 The July Ghost RoseColoured Teacups 1994 Godes Story 1996 Babel Tower 2002 A Whistling Woman
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