Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | East Wind | 20110503 | 20240306 (BBC7) 20240307 (BBC7) | On the shores of the Scilly Isles, a young couple are beguiled by shipwrecked strangers. Rediscovered stories by a young Daphne du Maurier that reveal some of the themes explored in her novels. East Wind was written when Daphne du Maurier was just nineteen. Written by Daphne du Maurier. Read by Anna Madeley. Abridged by Richard Hamilton. Producer: Elizabeth Allard First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011. On the shores of the Scilly Isles, a young couple are beguiled by shipwrecked strangers. Read by Anna Madeley. |
| 02 | The Doll | 20110504 | 20240307 (BBC7) 20240308 (BBC7) | The Doll is a macabre and unsettling tale about a young man besotted by a young violinist, who in turn has a strange and haunting passion. The Doll is the title story of a collection by Daphne du Maurier, and excitingly, of re-discovered short fictions by the famous writer that were either never published or were out of print for decades. Written in the late 1920s when du Maurier herself was just twenty, It reveals some of the dark themes that she explores in the novels that made her name. Read by Ed Stoppard and Sean Baker Abridged by Richard Hamilton Producer by Elizabeth Allard. A young man is tormented by love. A macabre tale of a young man besotted by a young violinist, who has a haunting passion. Read by Ed Stoppard and Sean Baker. |
| 03 | The Happy Valley | 20110505 | 20240308 (BBC7) 20240309 (BBC7) | A woman finds herself walking into a landscape, and a grand old house, she has already dreamed about. Rediscovered stories by a young Daphne du Maurier that reveal some of the themes explored in her novels. The Happy Valley was originally printed in the Illustrated London News in 1932. Written by Daphne du Maurier. Abridger: Richard Hamilton Read by Hattie Morahan. Producer: Lucy Collingwood First broadcast on BBC Radio in 2011. A young woman dreams of a grand old house. A woman finds herself walking into a landscape, and a grand old house, she has already dreamed about. Read by Hattie Morahan. |