{"product_id":"book-k22b","title":"To Serve Them All My Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning full-cast dramatisation of R.F. Delderfield's classic novel of life between the wars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eListen now to this epic story of tragedy, love and betrayal set during the inter-war period as soldier Davy Powlett-Jones, invalided out of the trenches, must face a new start in life…\u003cbr\u003eA coal miner's son, Davy has risen from the ranks of the South Wales Borderers and been commissioned as a Second Lieutenant after serving three years in the front-line trenches in the First World War. The story begins in 1918, when injured and shell-shocked Davy leaves the war behind him to face new challenges and begin a new life teaching history at Bamfylde School in North Devon. Over the following decade Davy’s life reflects the turmoil, tragedy and hope of the men and women who fought in the Great War and how they come to terms with peaceful life in Britain which inexorably ruptures as the Second World War looms.\u003cbr\u003eIn this beautiful full-cast BBC Radio adaptation, the General Strike, socialism, the development of the Labour Party and the formation of the National Government all play out through the story of a humble teacher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo Serve Them All My Days\u003c\/b\u003e was first published in 1972 and swiftly became a modern classic. The book was adapted into a hugely popular TV show and continues to be loved by fans of J.L. Carr and L.P. Hartley. Listen now to this stunning adaptation that takes a microscope to the lives of ordinary people during extraordinary times and brings to life a bygone era of British existence facing the moral perplexities and harsh economic realities of emerging modern times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by R.F. Deldefield\u003cbr\u003eAdapted by Shaun McKenna\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Marc Beeby\u003cbr\u003eDavy Powlett-Jones - \u003cb\u003eOliver Milburn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlgy Herries - \u003cb\u003eJohn Wood \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowarth -\u003cb\u003e John Rowe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarter - \u003cb\u003eAnthony Calf \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeth\/Grace - \u003cb\u003eAlison Pettit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Guard\/Stratton\/Gage - \u003cb\u003eDelroy Brown\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Nipper\" Shawe\/Skidmore\/Featherstone - \u003cb\u003eJosh Freeborn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Chad\" Boyer\/Dobson\/Stoker Monk - \u003cb\u003eSteven Williams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBriarley\/Lowther - \u003cb\u003eSteven Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulia - \u003cb\u003eJuliet Aubrey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeith\/Alderman Blunt\/McNaughton -\u003cb\u003e John Cummins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpats\/Hislop - \u003cb\u003eAnthony Glennon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrigadier Cooper\/Barnaby\/Rigby - \u003cb\u003eGerard McDermott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBristow -\u003cb\u003e Harry Francis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlcock -\u003cb\u003e Clive Merrison\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristine - \u003cb\u003eKate Buffery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEwart -\u003cb\u003e Nick Sayce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 23rd - 27th Jan 2006\u003cbr\u003e©2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49794654667056,"sku":"BDk22b","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/685141-k22b-Square.jpg?v=1746880675","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-k22b","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}