{"product_id":"book-iklb","title":"Thornton Wilder: Our Town, The Bridge of San Luis Rey \u0026 More","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour of Thornton Wilder's most acclaimed works, adapted for BBC Radio - plus bonus material exploring his life and career\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThornton Wilder is one of America's most important literary figures. He won the Pulitzer Prize three times - for his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Bridge of San Luis Rey\u003c\/i\u003e and the plays \u003ci\u003eOur Town\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Skin of Our Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e - and is the only person to be awarded the Pulitzer for both fiction and drama. Included here are four of his key works, set in different times and places, but sharing the same fundamental motifs - the universality of human experience and our search for life's meaning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Town\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, his timeless tale of love, marriage, birth and death in a small American community, stars \u003cb\u003eEd Bishop, William Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLiza Ross.\u003c\/b\u003e It is preceded by a 10-minute introductory extract from \u003ci\u003eFree Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e, in which presenter Anne McElvoy and actor\/director David Cromer discuss the play's themes and techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilder's masterpiece, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bridge of San Luis Rey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, tells the story of the five victims of a bridge collapse, and the eyewitness who sets out to understand why they were fated to die. A poignant philosophical fable, it features a stellar cast including \u003cb\u003eAnnette Badland, Robert Glenister, Tom Goodman-Hill \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eHelen McCrory\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted from the play by Jerome Kilty, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ides of March\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is based on Wilder's epistolary novel centred around the last days of the Roman republic, and stars \u003cb\u003eRobert Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e as Julius Caesar. Next, \u003cb\u003eEd Bishop\u003c\/b\u003e reads from \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeaven's My Destination\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, the comic tale of an amateur philosopher who leaves a trail of chaos wherever he goes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally, in a fascinating episode of \u003ci\u003eFront Row\u003c\/i\u003e, Mark Lawson, theatre director David Lan and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e theatre critic Mel Gussow discuss how Wilder became a literary icon, and launched a quiet revolution in American theatre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Thornton Wilder\u003cbr\u003eCopyright © by The Wilder Family LLC 1927 (\u003ci\u003eThe Bridge of San Luis Rey\u003c\/i\u003e), 1935 (\u003ci\u003eHeaven's My Destination\u003c\/i\u003e), 1938 (\u003ci\u003eOur Town\u003c\/i\u003e), 1948 (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIdes of March\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eFree Thinking\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented by Anne McElvoy\u003cbr\u003eWith David Cromer\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Zahid Warley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 16 October 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eOur Town\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStage Manager - \u003cb\u003eEd Bishop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Gibbs - \u003cb\u003eWilliam Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Gibbs - \u003cb\u003eLiza Ross\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Gibbs - \u003cb\u003eBen Fairman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRebecca Gibbs - \u003cb\u003eTeresa Gallagher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Webb - \u003cb\u003eGarrick Hagon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Webb\/Dead Woman - \u003cb\u003eShelley Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmily Webb - \u003cb\u003eBarbara Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoe Crowell\/Si Crowell - \u003cb\u003eTom Bevan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Vincent Marzello, Peter Whitman, John Evitts and Frances Jeater\u003cbr\u003eDirected by David Hitchinson\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 1 July 1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Bridge of San Luis Rey\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMadre Maria del Pilar - \u003cb\u003eAnnette Badland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUncle Pio - \u003cb\u003eMichael Feast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJaime\/Boy - \u003cb\u003eFrederick Forge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrother Juniper\/Captain Alvarado - \u003cb\u003eRobert Glenister\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEsteban\/Manuel - \u003cb\u003eTom Goodman-Hill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePepita\/Dona Clara - \u003cb\u003eJasmine Hyde\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCamila, la Perichole - \u003cb\u003eHelen McCrory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarquesa de Montemayor - \u003cb\u003eSian Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Judith Adams\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Gaynor MacFarlane\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 12 May 2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Ides of March\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNarrator - \u003cb\u003ePatrick Tull\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaesar - \u003cb\u003eRobert Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrutus - \u003cb\u003eSean Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClodia - \u003cb\u003eMargaret Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCleopatra - \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Proud\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePompeia, Caesar's wife - \u003cb\u003ePatricia Gallimore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulia, Caesar's aunt - \u003cb\u003eBetty Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClodius - \u003cb\u003eNigel Lambert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatullus - \u003cb\u003eDavid Spenser\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted for radio by Nesta Pain from the play by Jerome Kilty\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Nesta Pain\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 17 August 1970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eHeaven's My Destination\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead by Ed Bishop\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 17 April 1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eFront Row\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented by Mark Lawson\u003cbr\u003eWith David Lan and Mel Gussow\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Nicki Paxman\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4 March 2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopyright © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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