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2nd House 2nd Run: Wife for Life?

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Tonight's edition of 2nd House explores in verse, drama, cartoon, documentary and song how our views of wedlock have been shifting in recent times from the Victorian belief in a life-long union entailing absolute fidelity.

Including two short plays:

1: The Mayor of Casterbridge
A chapter from Thomas Hardy's novel adapted by Peter Prince

2: Comrades
One act from August Strindberg's play adapted by Jeremy Brooks

Also appearing are the poets James Simmons, Alan Jackson, Roger McGough and Adrian Henri with Elaine Stritch reading poems by Dorothy Parker, plus interviews with married couples, with Daily Mirror columnist Marjorie Proops and Dr Prudence Tunnadine of the Institute of Psycho-Sexual Medicine.

Contributors

Poet:
James Simmons
Poet:
Alan Jackson
Poet:
Roger McGough
Poet:
Adrian Henri
Reader:
Elaine Stritch
Interviewee:
Marjorie Proops
Interviewee:
Dr Prudence Tunnadine
Author (The Mayor of Casterbridge):
Thomas Hardy
Adapted by (The Mayor of Casterbridge):
Peter Prince
Susan:
Susan Tebbs
Michael:
Struan Rodger
Author (Comrades):
August Strindberg
Adapted by (Comrades):
Jeremy Brooks
Bertha:
Jane Asher
Axel:
Ronald Pickup
Producer:
Tony Cash
Editor:
Bill Morton
Source: Radio Times

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