Craig Brown
Satirist Craig Brown's favourite readings, read by Simon Russell Beale and Eleanor Bron. Humorous and touching extracts from Alan Bennett, Saki, Ezra Pound and Evelyn Waugh.
Satirist Craig Brown takes us through his life in reading, with humorous and touching extracts read by Simon Russell Beale and Eleanor Bron. Craig, who's best known for the parodies he writes for Private Eye, chooses an extract from The Story-teller by Saki; Evelyn Waugh's description of sunset from Labels: A Mediterranean Journey; The Mermaid by WB Yeats; extracts from The Education of Hyman Kaplan by Leo Rosten and Mr Palomar by Italo Calvino, translated by William Weaver, a short poem from The Rattle Bag collection called And the days are not full enough by Ezra Pound; Our Frank from Letters of Note and an extract from Enjoy by Alan Bennett.
Producer Beth O'Dea.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Craig Brown |
Reader | Simon Russell Beale |
Reader | Eleanor Bron |
Producer | Beth O'Dea |
Broadcasts
- Mon 25 Jan 2016 16:0091热爆 Radio 4 FM
- Mon 25 Jan 2016 16:1591热爆 Radio 4 LW
- Fri 8 Apr 2016 23:2791热爆 Radio 4
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