{"product_id":"book-1z4w","title":"Margaret Forster: A BBC Radio Drama Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA trio of novels by the award-winning author, dramatised with full casts for BBC Radio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarlisle-born author Margaret Forster wrote over 25 acclaimed novels, as well as numerous memoirs and biographies. She was best known for her classic \u003ci\u003eGeorgy Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, a zeitgeist tale of Swinging Sixties London which was adapted as a hit film and inspired a chart-topping single by The Seekers. Featured here is a 2013 radio dramatisation, together with two compelling stories of family dynamics and female friendship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorgy Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – 1965. Twenty-seven-year-old Londoner Georgina 'Georgy' Parkin is sparky, funny and financially independent, but has never been asked out on a date, let alone kissed. She longs to meet someone, but when she falls in love with the charming, directionless Jos, complications arise… Starring \u003cb\u003eLucy Speed, Paul Ready, Stephen Critchlow\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePhilippa Stanton\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrivate Papers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – When Rosemary finds her mother's secret account of their family history hidden at the back of a drawer, she is outraged by what she reads – so she decides to add her own version of events… Spanning four decades, from the Second World War to the Falklands War, this insightful tale of mother\/daughter relationships and differing perspectives stars \u003cb\u003eAngela Pleasance\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eNichola McAuliffe\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLady's Maid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – Arriving in London in 1844, shy Lily Wilson takes up a position as maid to the poet Elizabeth Barrett, and soon becomes her companion and confidante. Across the social barrier, both women learn much about friendship and the vicissitudes of love: and as their bond grows closer, Lily finds herself playing a vital role in Elizabeth's elopement with Robert Browning…Starring \u003cb\u003eJane Whittenshaw\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eKate Buffery\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Margaret Forster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorgy Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorgy – \u003cb\u003eLucy Speed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJos – \u003cb\u003ePaul Ready\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames – \u003cb\u003eStephen Critchlow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeredith – \u003cb\u003ePhilippa Stanton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeg – \u003cb\u003eElla Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTed – \u003cb\u003eBen Crowe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoris – \u003cb\u003eJoanna Brookes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Rhiannon Tise\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Tracey Neale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 2-6 Sep 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrivate Papers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenelope (mother) – \u003cb\u003eAngela Pleasence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRosemary – \u003cb\u003eNichola McAuliffe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOliver – \u003cb\u003eSimon Armstrong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrandmother Butler – \u003cb\u003eJune Barrie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMike – \u003cb\u003eOliver Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCelia – \u003cb\u003eJenny Funnell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJess – \u003cb\u003eGemma Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmily – \u003cb\u003eJessica Lloyd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Baylis – \u003cb\u003eBrendan Charleson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel – \u003cb\u003eBen Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Juliet Ace\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Tanya Nash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 24 Jan-4 Feb 2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLady's Maid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLily Wilson – \u003cb\u003eJane Whittenshaw\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Barrett Browning – \u003cb\u003eKate Buffery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Browning – \u003cb\u003eJulian Wadham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTimothy – \u003cb\u003eDavid Thorpe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFerdinando – \u003cb\u003eAndrew Wincott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLizzie Crow – \u003cb\u003eLinda Regan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Robinson – \u003cb\u003eZulema Dene\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah\/Henrietta – \u003cb\u003ePatience Tomlinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTilly – \u003cb\u003eSandra James Young\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLandor – \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Whitehead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Ed Thomason\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Cherry Cookson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 23 Sep 1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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