{"product_id":"book-ije0","title":"Sunset Song \u0026 Cloud Howe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull-cast BBC adaptations of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's classic Scottish novel and its sequel - plus a bonus \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eprogramme about the story's evocative setting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScottish writer Lewis Grassic Gibbon is best-known for \u003ci\u003eA Scots Quair\u003c\/i\u003e, a trilogy of novels comprising \u003ci\u003eSunset Song\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCloud Howe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGrey Granite \u003c\/i\u003ethat are considered to be among the most important works of the 20th century Scottish Renaissance. Featured here are the BBC Radio dramatisations of the first two novels, as well as a special documentary feature exploring the landscape and legacy of \u003ci\u003eSunset Song\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunset Song\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Set in north-east Scotland before and during the First World War, this moving adaptation tells the story of Chris Guthrie, a farmer's daughter growing up in the crofting village of Kinraddie. With a domineering father and a mother worn out by childbirth, Chris's upbringing is painful, and she is torn between her love of the land and her dream of becoming a teacher. When she falls in love with Ewan Tavendale, she decides to remain on the farm - but the outbreak of war brings devastating change to her family and community... Starring \u003cb\u003eLesley Hart\u003c\/b\u003e as Chris Guthrie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCloud Howe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - The Great War is over, and Chris is starting a new life with her husband. When she and her family move to the mill town of Segget in Aberdeenshire, they find themselves embroiled in the small town's epic class struggle during the run-up to the General Strike. \u003cb\u003eAmy Manson\u003c\/b\u003e stars as Chris, with \u003cb\u003eRobin Laing\u003c\/b\u003e as Robert.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunset Song: Return to the Mearns \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- On the 75th anniversary of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's death, Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith explore the Mearns, asking how the people who live there regard the landscape today and whether Gibbon's masterpiece \u003ci\u003eSunset Song\u003c\/i\u003e lives on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published 1932 (\u003ci\u003eSunset Song\u003c\/i\u003e) and 1933 (\u003ci\u003eCloud Howe\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunset Song\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChris Guthrie - Lesley Hart\u003cbr\u003eJohn Guthrie - Liam Brennan\u003cbr\u003eJean Guthrie - Bridget McCann\u003cbr\u003eWill Guthrie - Gordon Brandie\u003cbr\u003eMistress Munro - Estrid Barton\u003cbr\u003eLong Rob - Matthew Zajac\u003cbr\u003eChae Strachan - Douglas Russell\u003cbr\u003eKirsty Strachan - Shonagh Price\u003cbr\u003eMargot Strachan - Sally Reid\u003cbr\u003eEwan Tavendale - Finn den Hertog\u003cbr\u003eRev Colquohoun - Fraser Sivewright\u003cbr\u003eRev Gibbon - Keith Hutcheon\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Gerda Stevenson\u003cbr\u003eDirected by David Ian Neville\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15-22 March 2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCloud Howe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChris - Amy Manson\u003cbr\u003eRobert - Robin Laing\u003cbr\u003eElse - Pearl Appleby\u003cbr\u003eDalziel - Liam Brennan\u003cbr\u003eAlec - Philip Cairns\u003cbr\u003eJock - Stephen Duffy\u003cbr\u003eEwan - Roderick Gilkison\u003cbr\u003eLeslie - Ralph Riach\u003cbr\u003eAke - Iain Robertson\u003cbr\u003eMiss M'Askill - Wendy Seager\u003cbr\u003eMowat - Nick Underwood\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Donna Franceschild\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Kirsty Williams\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 25 January-1 February 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunset Song: Return to the Mearns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented by Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio Orkney, 6 February 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49351702806832,"sku":"BDije0","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/495218-ije0-Square.jpg?v=1734315988","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ije0","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}