Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Cuckoo | 20110425 | By Karen Blixen. Dramatised by Judith Adams Episode 1 : The Cuckoo Soon after Karen Blixen relocates to East Africa, she finds herself alone in a foreign land with the enormous responsibility of trying to operate a successful coffee plantation. In order to accomplish this, she must get to know the land and the East Africans who work for and with her. In the process, she learns more about herself. In 1913, Karen travels to Kenya to marry her second cousin and start a farm in Africa. Karen Blixen - Emma Fielding Denys Finch-Hatton - Tom Goodman-Hill Kamante - Beru Tessema Farah - Maynard Eziashi Wilhelm - Sean Baker Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane. 1913, Karen travels to Kenya to marry her second cousin and start a farm. |
| 02 | The Tapestry | 20110426 | By Karen Blixen. Dramatised by Judith Adams Episode 2 : The Tapestry. Soon after Karen Blixen relocates to East Africa, she finds herself alone in a foreign land with the enormous responsibility of trying to operate a successful coffee plantation. In order to accomplish this, she must get to know the land and the East Africans who work for and with her. In the process, she learns more about herself. Karen is settling into life on the farm but Bror, her husband, has very different ideas. And there is also Lulu to contend with. Karen Blixen - Emma Fielding Kamante - Beru Tessema Farah - Maynard Eziashi Bror - Sam Dale Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane. |
| 03 | Visitors To The Farm | 20110427 | By Karen Blixen. Dramatised by Judith Adams Episode 3: Visitors to the Farm Soon after Karen Blixen relocates to East Africa, she finds herself alone in a foreign land with the enormous responsibility of trying to operate a successful coffee plantation. In order to accomplish this, she must get to know the land and the East Africans who work for and with her. In the process, she learns more about herself. Karen tells her beloved friends, Denys Finch-Hatton and Berkeley Cole about another, even more intriguing visitor to her farm - a young man named Emmanuelson who came, slept one night and walked away, never to return. Karen Blixen - Emma Fielding Denys Finch-Hatton - Tom Goodman-Hill Berkeley - Sam Dale Emmanuelson - Iain Batchelor Farah - Maynard Eziashi Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane. Karen tells Denys and Berkeley about an intriguing visitor to her farm. |
| 04 | Icarus | 20110428 | By Karen Blixen. Dramatised by Judith Adams Episode 4 : Icarus Soon after Karen Blixen relocates to East Africa, she finds herself alone in a foreign land with the enormous responsibility of trying to operate a successful coffee plantation. In order to accomplish this, she must get to know the land and the East Africans who work for and with her. In the process, she learns more about herself. Karen and Denys indulge in two of their favourite pursuits - shooting lions and flying in Denys's plane over Africa. Such is their love of the country, they decide that they would like to be buried on a ridge overlooking the Ngong hills. Karen Blixen - Emma Fielding Denys Finch-Hatton - Tom Goodman-Hill Ismael - Jude Akuwudike Kamante - Beru Tessema Farah - Maynard Eziashi Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane. Karen and Denys indulge in two of their favourite pursuits: shooting lions and flying. |
| 05 | The Giraffes Go To Hamburg | 20110429 | By Karen Blixen. Dramatised by Judith Adams Episode 5: The Giraffes Go to Hamburg Soon after Karen Blixen relocates to East Africa, she finds herself alone in a foreign land with the enormous responsibility of trying to operate a successful coffee plantation. In order to accomplish this, she must get to know the land and the East Africans who work for and with her. In the process, she learns more about herself. As Karen faces her greatest fear - the necessity of departure from Africa - the grasshoppers come and seal her fate. And there is still worse to come. Karen Blixen - Emma Fielding Denys Finch-Hatton - Tom Goodman-Hill Kamante - Beru Tessema Farah - Maynard Eziashi Bror - Sam Dale Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane. As Karen faces the necessity of leaving Africa, the grasshoppers come and seal her fate. |