BBC Radio adaptation of Emma this week
Alert Janeites Lizik and Heather L sent us links to an upcoming radio adaptation of Emma that will be broadcast on BBC 7 Radio, a satellite station; fortunately for the rest of us, they also will broadcast the play on the Internet! Heather wrote that David Bamber (Mr. Collins in P&P 1995) will play Mr. Elton.
(The Editrix has an audiobook of Emma read by Jeremy Northam. Nanny-nanny-boo-boo. You oughta hear his Miss Bates!)
Part I will be broadcast on Thursday, December 14 at 10 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time (do the adjustments to get your own time) and rebroadcast at 9 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. Friday (that latter one might be the best choice for those of us on the North American side of the pond). Part II will be broadcast on Friday, December 15, at 10 a.m. GMT and rebroadcast at 9 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. Saturday. Each episode is one hour long.
December 12th, 2006 at 12:30 pm
Yay! I loved ‘Northanger Abbey’ that they broadcast not too long ago and this one sounds like a brand new Emma production! They also are going to offer a four part ‘Jane Eyre’ production which also sounds very interesting! David Bamber made a great Mr. Collins and I can’t wait to hear him as Mr. Elton!
December 12th, 2006 at 4:49 pm
The BBC7 radio programs are available to listen to anytime after the broadcast for 7 days. So there’s no need to convert time, or anything. Just listen at your own leisure.
And I’m looking foward to this! But I missed ‘Northanger Abbey’? I would have loved to hear that.
December 14th, 2006 at 5:17 am
Laurie, this adaption ist not so “brandnew”. It’s been broadcasted several times over the last two years. David Bamber plays Mr Elton and Tom Hollander plays Frank Churchill.
Unfortunately they are rather rushing through the story and leave out important parts which makes it quite confusing at times, I think. At least to those who are not so familiar with the book.
December 15th, 2006 at 2:03 pm
I’m enjoying it quite a bit, though I’ve only heard the first part. Tom Hollander as Frank? That is very strange to imagine! They do seem to rush through the story a bit though the voices are well cast. There is one, either Mr. Woodhouse or Mr. Weston who I recoganize from the ‘Northanger Abbey’ play. Cool!