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England, Their England
bookshelves: britain-england, amusing, play-dramatisation, radio-4, winter-20112012, tongue-firmly-in-cheek, sport, wwi, published-1941, britain-scotland
Read from December 22 to 27, 2011
Martin Jarvis directs a glittering cast in this joyous version of the classic comic novel, England Their England.
The cast includes Ian Hislop, Alfred Molina, Rufus Sewell, Ioan Gruffudd, Michael York and Jill Gascoine.
In this classic 1930s comic novel, a young Scot, Donald Cameron, invalided from the Western Front in 1918, finds himself commissioned to write a book about the eccentricities of the English - through 'a foreigner's eyes'.
An enthusiastic innocent abroad, Donald encounters an array of richly comic characters. He attends an absurd country house weekend, enjoys drinks with Fleet Street hacks, attempts book-reviewing, visits The League of Nations as an MP's private secretary and, memorably, plays village cricket.
Dramatised by Archie Scottney Tony Curran is Donald Cameron, Ioan Gruffudd is Evan Davies, Ian Hislop is Mr Hodge, Alfred Molina is Tommy Huggins, Rufus Sewell is Rupert Harcourt, Michael York is Mr Bloomer and Jill Gascoine is Gwennie.
Director/Martin Jarvis for Jarvis and Ayres Productions
Producer/Rosalind Ayres for Jarvis and Ayres Productions
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