Afternoon Drama: Lying Low First broadcast: Fri 22nd Sep 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM Stephen Wakelam’s play about Samuel Beckett's mysterious three-week stay in Folkestone in March 1961. The playwright checks deliberately into a quiet hotel under a pseudonym and it's here that he befriends Janet who works part-time at the hotel while studying for her French A-level. They bond over an Agatha Christie novel. This burgeoning friendship tests Janet's loyalties, presenting her with a dilemma she needs to resolve. Pianist ..... Pete Ringrose Produced and directed by Gemma Jenkins Samuel Beckett: Adrian Dunbar Young Janet: Charlotte Beaumont Janet: Susan Brown Billy: Charlie Clements Miss Adams: Clare Corbett Suzanne: Caroline Loncq Roy: Samuel James Librarian: David Sturzaker Timmy: Gary Duncan Registrar: Philip Fox This clever blend of fact and fantasy is inspired by the three weeks Samuel Beckett spent in Folkestone prior to his marrying his long-term partner, Suzanne Deschevaux-Dumesnil. He checked into the Bristol Hotel on Folkestone Leas under the pseudonym, Mr S Barclay, instructing his close friends to keep absolutely quiet about his whereabouts. ============== On 25 March 1961, following a fortnight of dodging reporters, hiding from the public and generally ‘trying to be invisible’ in Folkestone, Nobel laureate, novelist and playwright Samuel Beckett was married to his long-time partner Suzanne Deschevaux-Dumesnil at a secret ceremony in the town’s Registry Office. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows Oldtuberadio Merchandise can be found here https://oldtuberadio.printify.me/products Donations via Ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 patreon https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio Locals https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio Old Tube Radio can also be found on other platforms UGETube https://ugetube.com/@oldtuberadio98 Rumble https://rumble.com/user/Oldtuberadio Bitchute https://www.bitchute.com/channel/oldtuberadio98 DailyMotion https://www.dailymotion.com/dm_ce224a31523476f7e6154bedb40b24e8 Or Direct via https://paypal.me/oldtuberadio Thank you and Please don't forget to subscribe Thank You ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrOzOe-IewM

Spellbound Dramatised by Amanda Dalton from the Alfred Hitchcock film script by Ben Hecht and the original book by Francis Beeding. Constance Sedgwick, a newly qualified psychiatrist, and Dr Murchison, author of several books on psychiatry, arrive at Landry House in Yorkshire. But Murchison is soon suspected of being an impostor. Constance: Hattie Morahan John: Benedict Cumbertatch Nurse Deeling: Alexandra Mathie Dr Edwardes: David Fleeshman Geoffrey: Gerard Fletcher Ciceley: Christine Cox Director Susan Roberts The Saturday Play: Sat 16th Feb 2008 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows Donations via Ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 patreon https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio Locals https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio Or Direct via https://paypal.me/oldtuberadio Old Tube Radio can also be found on other platforms UGETube https://ugetube.com/@oldtuberadio98 Rumble https://rumble.com/user/Oldtuberadio Thank you and Please don't forget to subscribe Thank You ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3psL6oCDEw