Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20110228 | Heat and dust and South American passion take the listeners somewhere intense in this compelling story from Nobel prize-winner Garcia Marquez. This is a classic 'why dunnit': a gripping narrative of motive which enables the narrator to directly involve the listener as the chronicle examines the apparent facts. A small town on the Caribbean coast of Colombia has just celebrated a lavish wedding; the following morning Santiago Nasar drinks his coffee in the kitchen, it is the day that he is going to be killed. Reader: Robert Powell Producer: Jill Waters A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4. Heat, dust and passion are central in this compelling classic Colombian tale. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 02 | 20110301 | Written by Garcia Marquez. The narrator continues to piece together the events of the fateful day when his friend was murdered. He recalls how Angela Vicario came to be married to Bayardo San Roman, a loveless match. Reader: Robert Powell Producer: Jill Waters A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4. The narrator continues to piece together events of the day when his friend was murdered. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 03 | 20110302 | The bride is returned to her family home only hours after the wedding. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 04 | 20110303 | Few believed that Santiago Nasar was guilty but the Vicario brothers wanted his blood. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 05 | 20110304 | The fragments of memory chronicled by the narrator all point to an inevitable end. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |