{"product_id":"book-gbw8","title":"Nancy Mitford: Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate \u0026 More","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBBC Radio adaptations of Nancy Mitford's most famous novels and acclaimed biography of Madame de Pompadour plus bonus programmes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe eldest of the notorious Mitford sisters, Nancy Mitford was renowned for her comic novels of upper-class life. An aristocrat and socialite, she mingled with the 'Bright Young Things' in interwar London, and went on to satirise their foibles in razor-sharp, wickedly funny prose. Collected here are adaptations of her two bestsellers, the semi-autobiographical \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of Love\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLove in a Cold Climate\u003c\/i\u003e; her delightful biography of Louis XV's chief mistress; and a pair of fascinating programmes exploring her own unconventional life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pursuit of Love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis bittersweet tale follows the fortunes of Fanny Logan and her eccentric aristocratic cousins, the Radletts, as they embark on disastrous love affairs and misconceived marriages while searching for Mr Right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLord Radlett - \u003cb\u003eRolf Lefebvre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLady Radlett - \u003cb\u003eJoan Matheson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFanny - \u003cb\u003eSusan Maudslay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLinda - \u003cb\u003eJane Knowles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatt - \u003cb\u003eBrian Hewlett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaptain Davey Warbeck - \u003cb\u003eGodfrey Kenton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmily - \u003cb\u003eJoan Hart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTony Kroesig - \u003cb\u003eMichael Spice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLord Merlin - \u003cb\u003eJohn Rye\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBessie - \u003cb\u003eOlwen Griffiths\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Fletcher - \u003cb\u003eBarbara Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Bolter - \u003cb\u003eCecile Chevreau\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther parts played by \u003cb\u003eSion Probert\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGeorge Raistrick\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAlan Rowe\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eWilliam Sleigh\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eAdapted by Alan Melville. Produced by Norman Wright.\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 23 February 1974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove in a Cold Climate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA glamorous invitation to a grand party at Hampton - home of the fantastically rich Montdores and their beautiful daughter Polly - brings Fanny into the world of 1920s high society: and in and out of love when the temperature drops... \u003cb\u003eAmanda Root\u003c\/b\u003e stars in this sparkling sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of Love\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFanny - \u003cb\u003eAmanda Root\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLady Montdore - \u003cb\u003eBarbara Jefford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolly - \u003cb\u003eTeresa Gallagher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVeronica - \u003cb\u003eJenny Howe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUncle Davey - \u003cb\u003eJon Strickland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAunt Emily - \u003cb\u003ePatience Tomlinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAunt Sadie - \u003cb\u003eTessa Worsley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUncle Matthew - \u003cb\u003eIoan Meredith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoy Dougdale - \u003cb\u003eStephen Critchlow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJassy - \u003cb\u003eSarah-Jane Holm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictoria - \u003cb\u003eTilly Gaunt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCedric - \u003cb\u003eWilliam Hope\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlfred - \u003cb\u003eTom Beard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Claire Luckham. Directed by \u003cb\u003eMarion Nancarrow\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 3 May 1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe King's Favourite\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on Mitford's \u003ci\u003eMadame de Pompadour\u003c\/i\u003e, this three-part drama vividly evokes the colourful atmosphere of 18th Century Versailles, and Louis XV's tempestuous relationship with his adored mistress, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNarrator - \u003cb\u003eAlan Melville\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuc d'Orléans - \u003cb\u003ePatrick Tull\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMadame de Ventadour - \u003cb\u003eKatherine Parr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInfanta Maria of Spain - \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Proud\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLouis XV (as a youth) - \u003cb\u003eNigel Anthony\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuc de Bourbon - \u003cb\u003eJames Thomason\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Queen - \u003cb\u003ePauline Letts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLouis XV - \u003cb\u003eEdward de Souza\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLebel, concierge - \u003cb\u003eRobin Browne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarquise de la Ferté - \u003cb\u003eMargot Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonsieur Poisson - \u003cb\u003eHarold Kasket\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMadame d'Etioles - \u003cb\u003eMoira Lister\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonsieur d'Etioles - \u003cb\u003eJohn Gabriel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLasmartre, a huntsman - \u003cb\u003eDavid Timson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLady of the Court - \u003cb\u003eOlwen Griffiths\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by \u003cb\u003eNorman Wright\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 10-24 December 1971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDearest Evelyn, Darling Nancy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted from the witty correspondence of lifelong literary friends Evelyn Waugh and Nancy Mitford, this entertaining, gossipy 'conversation in letters' stars \u003cb\u003eTimothy West\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePrunella Scales\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvelyn Waugh - \u003cb\u003eTimothy West\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNancy Mitford - \u003cb\u003ePrunella Scales\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted by Alan Bell. Produced by Pete Atkin.\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 December 1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreatest Lives - Nancy Mitford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrace Dent\u003c\/b\u003e loves Nancy Mitford for her wit, and for the way in which she showed women that it was possible to live your life fully and unconventionally. \u003cb\u003eMatthew Parris\u003c\/b\u003e asks what it is about Nancy that so inspires Grace, with the aid of Mitford biographer \u003cb\u003eLisa Hilton\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Beth O'Dea.\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 22 January 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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