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A BORING STORY

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

by Anton Chekhov
Adaptation by TONY Gould from the story translated by DAVID MAGARSHACK his colleague
An old man's painful indifference of the soul. a young girl's search for love, lives passing each other by: themes and characters which recur in the later plays originate in this story.
Music selected and played by VIOLA TUNNARD
Produced by H. B. FORTUIN
Second broadcast followed by an interlude at 8.55

Contributors

Unknown:
Anton Chekhov
Unknown:
Tony Gould
Translated By:
David Magarshack
Played By:
Viola Tunnard
Produced By:
H. B. Fortuin
Nikolai Stepanych, an eminent professor:
Eric Portman
Katya,a young actress, his ward:
Jane Asher
Mikhail Fyodorovich,:
Wolfe Morris
Source: Radio Times

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