{"product_id":"book-ipni","title":"Anthony Trollope: A BBC Radio Drama Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnthony Trollope was one of Victorian England’s most popular and prolific authors. He worked for the Post Office while establishing himself as a writer, and is credited with introducing the pillar box to Britain. Best known for his ‘Barsetshire’ and ‘Palliser’ novels, he wrote over 50 works in total, including short stories, travel books, biographies and a posthumously published autobiography. Collected here are a selection of superb adaptations of his much-loved novels, as well as an original radio play by Patricia Cumper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrley Farm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – Starring \u003cb\u003eTim Pigott-Smith, Samantha Bond\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eRonald Pickup, \u003c\/b\u003ethis adaptation of Trollope’s 1861 novel is a compelling, emotional tale of disreputable lawyers, young lovers, the beautiful Lady Mason and the honourable Sir Peregrine Orme.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiss Mackenzie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – \u003cb\u003eHattie Morahan\u003c\/b\u003e stars as Margaret Mackenzie, a single woman past the bloom of youth, who inherits a fortune and is then beset by suitors who may, or may not, simply be after her money. Can she pick her way through this romantic minefield and find true happiness?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe American Senator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – Ruthless Arabella Trefoil wants to keep her engagement to John Morton a secret while she pursues the wealthy Lord Rufford. But fortune-hunting is a dangerous game, as she is soon to discover. Starring \u003cb\u003eRobert Glenister, Anna Maxwell Martin\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBarbara Flynn\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Caldigate \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e– Disinherited by his father, a young man leaves home to seek his fortune in Australia’s gold mines. But an unwise shipboard romance leads to trouble down the line… \u003cb\u003eJeremy Clyde\u003c\/b\u003e stars as John Caldigate, with \u003cb\u003eMargaret Wolfit\u003c\/b\u003e as Euphemia Smith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pallisers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – A pacy, radical reboot of Anthony Trollope’s celebrated novels about high life and low politics in Victorian England. \u003cb\u003eJessica Raines\u003c\/b\u003e stars as our omniscient narrator, Lady Glencora, who takes us through two decades of scandal, scheming, ambition and powerbroking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Way We Live Right Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – When shady financier Ghassan Mehmoud recruits gullible investors for his get-rich-quick scheme, the stage is set for scandal… \u003cb\u003eHenry Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e stars in this present-day reworking of Trollope’s satirical masterpiece about money, greed and dishonesty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMr Trollope and the Labours of Hercules\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – \u003cb\u003ePaterson Joseph\u003c\/b\u003e stars in this engrossing drama based on Anthony Trollope’s experiences in Jamaica in 1858.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCredits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Anthony Trollope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrley Farm\u003c\/b\u003e (1861)\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Martyn Wade\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Tracey Neale\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 28 December 2008-11 January 2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiss Mackenzie \u003c\/b\u003e(1865)\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Martyn Wade\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Tracey Neale\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9-16 January 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe American Senator \u003c\/b\u003e(1876)\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Martyn Wade\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Tracey Neale\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 21 August-4 September 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Caldigate \u003c\/b\u003e(1879)\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by D. G. Bridson\u003cbr\u003eDirected by David H. Godfrey\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 22 August-10 October 1976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pallisers \u003c\/b\u003e(1861-1879)\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Mike Harris and Sharon Oakes\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Gary Brown and Emma Harding\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Gary Brown\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 10 November 2019-8 March 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Way We Live Right Now \u003c\/b\u003e(1875)\u003cbr\u003eAdapted by Jonathan Myerson\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Jonquil Panting\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 16 June-4 July 2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMr Trollope and the Labours of Hercules\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Patricia Cumper\u003cbr\u003eProduced and directed by Marion Nancarrow\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 29 August 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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