Monday, 18 August 2014

PEEPING AT PIERS

BBC Radio 4 has a long and noble history of tackling the unlikely in a daring – even outrageous – way: yesterday, writer Ian Sansom, decided to attempt an adaptation of the 14th Century poetic allegory, Piers the Plowman...


Ian found himself locked away in a Curfew Tower in the Glens of Antrim...


...and, calling from a nearby phone box, seeking help from a certain radio dramatist...

You can read about this bizarre and rarefied – but rather splendid – programme here...



The programme is repeated on BBC Radio 4, next Saturday at 23:30 or, for the next six days, you can catch up with Ian Sansom's wild experiment (and my fleeting cameo) by Clicking Here! 
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2 comments:

  1. SheilaTuesday, August 19, 2014

    It didn't make me want to rush out and get a copy of the poem, but it was an enjoyable and engaging programme.

    And it was good to hear recognition of your status too ...

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  2. Brian SibleyTuesday, August 19, 2014

    Worth reading in translation - an early precursor of John B's A Pilgrim's Progress it contains a lot of fascinating insights into Christian thinking of the time that, in its turn, proved influential on later apologists...

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