Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ~~~ | 20210829 | By Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, in a new version by Sian Ejiwunmi-LeBerre. Tanya Moodie, Nicola Coughlan and Ray Fearon star in this dark and scandalously funny masterpiece of eighteenth-century French literature, which has never before been dramatised by BBC Radio 4. Sian Ejiwunmi-LeBerre's brand new version plays fast and loose with the letter form of the novel, as clueless ingenue Cecile de Volanges, and lonely wife Lady Tourvel, both become prey in a struggle for seduction between two amoral ex-lovers: Madame de Merteuil and Count Valmont. As their affairs become entangled, the rivals' quest for sensation soon becomes a battle for sexual conquest and control. Cast: Madame de Merteuil - ¦.. Tanya Moodie Count Valmont - ¦.. Ray Fearon Cecile de Volanges - ¦.. Nicola Coughlan Lady Tourvel - ¦.. Melody Grove Danceny - ¦.. Sid Sagar Lady Volanges - ¦.. Juliet Cowan The Editor - ¦.. Sian Ejiwunmi-LeBerre Ensemble - ¦.. Alexander Devrient, David Hounslow, Ryan Whittle Harpist - Ruth Faber Singers - Rowan Atkins, Freddie Falzon Sound Design: Jon Nicholls, Jonquil Panting, Olga Reed Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting A Jonx production for BBC Radio 4 Tanya Moodie, Nicola Coughlan and Ray Fearon star in a dark, scandalously funny classic. Tanya Moodie, Nicola Coughlan and Ray Fearon star in this scandalously funny classic romp. |
| 02 | ~~~ | 20210905 | By Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, in a new version by Sian Ejiwunmi-LeBerre. Tanya Moodie, Nicola Coughlan and Ray Fearon star in this dark and scandalously funny masterpiece of eighteenth-century French literature, which has never before been dramatised by BBC Radio 4. Sian Ejiwunmi-LeBerre's brand new version plays fast and loose with the letter form of the novel, as clueless ingenue Cecile de Volanges, and lonely wife Lady Tourvel, both become prey in a struggle for seduction between two amoral ex-lovers: Madame de Merteuil and Count Valmont. The battle turns darker, as the rivals deal out sexual control and abuse in a dangerous contest that will kill one of them - and one of their victims. Cast: Madame de Merteuil - ¦.. Tanya Moodie Count Valmont - ¦.. Ray Fearon Cecile de Volanges - ¦.. Nicola Coughlan Lady Tourvel - ¦.. Melody Grove The Editor - ¦.. Sian Ejiwunmi-LeBerre Danceny - ¦.. Sid Sagar Lady Volanges - ¦.. Juliet Cowan Lady Rosemonde - Amanda Boxer Ensemble - ¦.. Alexander Devrient, David Hounslow, Ryan Whittle Harpist - Ruth Faber Singers - Rowan Atkins, Freddie Falzon Sound Design - ¦.. Jon Nicholls, Jonquil Panting, Olga Reed Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting A Jonx production for BBC Radio 4 Tanya Moodie, Nicola Coughlan and Ray Fearon star in this scandalously dark comic classic. Tanya Moodie, Nicola Coughlan and Ray Fearon star in this scandalously funny classic romp. |