Episodes
Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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01 | For Fools Rush In | 20030505 | 20240805 (BBC7) 20240806 (BBC7) | English prejudices clash with Italian passions when a young widow is sent abroad to avoid a man's clutches. EM Forster's deliciously witty story of English conventions confounded by the romanticism of Italy. Debut novel first published in 1905. Dramatised ten parts by Penny Leicester. Narrator - Sian Thomas Philip - Jamie Bamber Caroline - Emilia Fox Mrs Herriton - Sara Kestelman Harriet - Deborah Findlay Lilia - Teresa Gallagher Gino - Tom George Irma - Imogen Hamilton-Jones First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003. English prejudices clash with Italian passions when a young widow is sent abroad. English prejudices clash with Italian passions when a young widow is sent abroad to avoid a man's clutches. With Sian Thomas. |
02 | Put A Stop To The Nonsense | 20030506 | 20240806 (BBC7) 20240807 (BBC7) | The romanticism of Italy has cast a spell on widowed Lilia, and she gets engaged. EM Forster's deliciously witty story of English conventions confounded by the romanticism of Italy. Debut novel first published in 1905. Dramatised by Penny Leicester. Narrator - Sian Thomas Philip - Jamie Bamber Caroline - Emilia Fox MrsHerriton - Sara Kestelman Harriet - Deborah Findlay Lilia - Teresa Gallagher Gino - Tom George Irma - Imogen Hamilton-Jones First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003. The romanticism of Italy has cast a spell on widowed Lilia, and she is engaged to be married. Stars Teresa Gallagher. |
03 | Love In Monteriano | 20030507 | 20240807 (BBC7) 20240808 (BBC7) | English conventions battle Italian romanticism, as Lilia tries to adapt to life as a wife. EM Forster's deliciously witty story of English conventions confounded by the romanticism of Italy. Debut novel first published in 1905. Dramatised by Penny Leicester. Narrator - Sian Thomas Philip - Jamie Bamber Caroline - Emilia Fox Mrs Herriton - Sara Kestelman Harriet - Deborah Findlay Lilia - Teresa Gallagher Gino - Tom George Irma - Imogen Hamilton-Jones First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003. English conventions are confounded by Italian romanticism, as Lilia tries to adapt to life as a wife. Stars Teresa Gallagher. |
04 | Misery In Monteriano | 20030508 | 20240808 (BBC7) 20240809 (BBC7) | Misery in Monteriano, as English Lilia and Italian Gino's marriage starts to deteriorate. EM Forster's deliciously witty story of English conventions confounded by the romanticism of Italy. Debut novel first published in 1905. Dramatised by Penny Leicester. Narrator - Sian Thomas Philip - Jamie Bamber Caroline - Emilia Fox MrsHerriton - Sara Kestelman Harriet - Deborah Findlay Lilia - Teresa Gallagher Gino - Tom George Irma - Imogen Hamilton-Jones First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003. Misery in Monteriano, as English Lilia and Italian Gino's marriage starts to deteriorate. With Sian Thomas and Tom George. Misery in Monteriano, as English Lilia and Italian Gino's marriage starts to deteriorate. Stars Sian Thomas and Tom George. |
05 | News Of A Beastly Baby | 20030509 | 20240809 (BBC7) 20240810 (BBC7) | The peace of Sawston is disturbed by the latest news from Italy about Lilia. EM Forster's deliciously witty story of English conventions confounded by the romanticism of Italy. Debut novel first published in 1905. Dramatised by Penny Leicester. Narrator - Sian Thomas Philip - Jamie Bamber Caroline - Emilia Fox Mrs Herriton - Sara Kestelman Harriet - Deborah Findlay Lilia - Teresa Gallagher Gino - Tom George Irma - Imogen Hamilton-Jones First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003. The peace of Sawston is disturbed by the latest news from Italy about Lilia. With Teresa Gallagher and Tom George. The peace of Sawston is disturbed by the latest news from Italy about Lilia. Stars Teresa Gallagher and Tom George. |
06 | Captivated | 20030512 | 20240812 (BBC7) 20240813 (BBC7) | Philip and Harriet arrive in Monteriano to rescue the unfortunate Lilia's beastly baby from the horrors of an Italian upbringing. But Philip finds himself once more captivated by the country he is supposed to decry. EM Forster's deliciously witty story of English conventions confounded by the romanticism of Italy. Debut novel first published in 1905. Dramatised ten parts by Penny Leicester. Narrator - Sian Thomas Philip - Jamie Bamber Caroline - Emilia Fox Mrs Herriton - Sara Kestelman Harriet - Deborah Findlay Lilia - Teresa Gallagher Gino - Tom George Irma - Imogen Hamilton-Jones As Harriet and Philip arrive to rescue Lilia's son, Philip becomes captivated by Italy. As Harriet and Philip arrive to rescue Lilia's son, Philip finds himself captivated by Italy. With Sian Thomas and Jamie Bamber. |
07 | Intoxicating Italy | 20030513 | 20140506 (BBC7) 20160927 (BBC7) 20160928 (BBC7) 20181127 (BBC7) 20181128 (BBC7) 20220726 (BBC7) 20220727 (BBC7) 20240813 (BBC7) 20240814 (BBC7) | Preparing to rescue Lilia's baby, Philip, Caroline and Harriet find Italy intoxicating. EM Forster's deliciously witty story of English conventions confounded by the romanticism of Italy. Debut novel first published in 1905. Dramatised by Penny Leicester. Narrator - Sian Thomas Philip - Jamie Bamber Caroline - Emilia Fox Harriet - Deborah Findlay Gino - Tom George Preparing to rescue Lilia's baby, Philip, Caroline and Harriet find Italy intoxicating. Stars Jamie Bamber and Emilia Fox. |
08 | Something Unknown | 20030514 | 20120523 (BBC7) 20140507 (BBC7) 20160928 (BBC7) 20160929 (BBC7) 20181128 (BBC7) 20181129 (BBC7) 20220727 (BBC7) 20220728 (BBC7) 20240814 (BBC7) 20240815 (BBC7) | Caroline sets out to rescue Lilia's son from his father Gino, but discovers something unknown. EM Forster's deliciously witty story of English conventions confounded by the romanticism of Italy. Debut novel first published in 1905. Dramatised by Penny Leicester. Narrator - Sian Thomas Philip - Jamie Bamber Caroline - Emilia Fox Harriet - Deborah Findlay Gino - Tom George Caroline sets out to rescue Lilia's son from his father, but discovers something unknown. Caroline sets out to rescue Lilia's son from his father Gino, but discovers something unknown. Stars Emilia Fox and Tom George. |
09 | Terrible Consequences | 20030515 | 20120524 (BBC7) 20140508 (BBC7) 20160929 (BBC7) 20160930 (BBC7) 20181129 (BBC7) 20181130 (BBC7) 20220728 (BBC7) 20220729 (BBC7) 20240815 (BBC7) 20240816 (BBC7) | Philip admires Gino's love for his son, but Harriet has other plans which spark terrible consequences. EM Forster's deliciously witty story of English conventions confounded by the romanticism of Italy. Debut novel first published in 1905. Dramatised by Penny Leicester. Narrator - Sian Thomas Philip - Jamie Bamber Caroline - Emilia Fox Harriet - Deborah Findlay Philip admires Gino's love for his son, but Harriet has other plans. Philip admires Gino's love for his son, but Harriet has other plans which spark terrible consequences. Stars Sian Thomas. |
10 | A Bitter Truth | 20030516 | 20120525 (BBC7) 20140509 (BBC7) 20160930 (BBC7) 20161001 (BBC7) 20181130 (BBC7) 20181201 (BBC7) 20220729 (BBC7) 20220730 (BBC7) 20240816 (BBC7) 20240817 (BBC7) | Englishman Philip confesses all to Italian Gino - and learns a bitter truth. EM Forster's deliciously witty story of English conventions confounded by the romanticism of Italy. Debut novel first published in 1905. Dramatised by Penny Leicester. Narrator - Sian Thomas Philip - Jamie Bamber Caroline - Emilia Fox Harriet - Deborah Findlay Gino - Tom George Englishman Philip confesses all to Italian Gino, and learns a bitter truth. Englishman Philip confesses all to Italian Gino, and learns a bitter truth. Stars Sian Thomas, Jamie Bamber and Tom George. EM Forster's debut novel, first published in 1905. Dramatised ten parts by Penny Leicester. |
OMNI-01 | 20120520 | 20240811 (BBC7) 20240812 (BBC7) | English prejudices clash with Italian passions when a young widow is sent abroad to avoid the clutches of a man. EM Forster's deliciously witty story of English conventions confounded by the romanticism of Italy. Debut novel first published in 1905. Omnibus of the first five of ten parts abridged by Penny Leicester. Narrator..............Sian Thomas Lilia.......................Teresa Gallagher Kingcroft............Tom George Philip....................Jamie Bamber Caroline..............Emilia Fox Mrs Herriton.......Sara Kestelman Harriet..................Deborah Findlay First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003. EM Forster's witty story of English conventions confounded by the romance of Italy. Dramatisation of EM Forster's classic novel. Omnibus edition English prejudices clash with Italian passions, when a young widow is sent abroad to avoid a man's clutches. Stars Sian Thomas. | |
OMNI-02 | 20120527 | 20240818 (BBC7) 20240819 (BBC7) | Philip and Harriet arrive in Monteriano to rescue the unfortunate Lilia's beastly baby from the horrors of an Italian upbringing. However Philip finds himself once more captivated by the country he is supposed to decry... Conclusion of EM Forster's deliciously witty story of English conventions confounded by the romance of Italy. Omnibus of the last five of ten parts dramatised by Penny Leicester. Narrator - Sian Thomas Philip - Jamie Bamber Caroline - Emilia Fox Harriet - Deborah Findlay Gino - Tom George First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003. Philip and Harriet arrive in Monteriano to rescue Lilia's baby. Dramatisation of EM Forster's classic novel. Omnibus edition Philip and Harriet arrive in Monteriano to rescue Lilia's baby from the horrors of an Italian upbringing. With Sian Thomas. As Philip and Harriet arrive in Monteriano to rescue the unfortunate Lilia's beastly baby from the horrors of an Italian upbringing, Philip finds himself once more captivated by the country he is supposed to decry. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003. |