Close menu

Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 277,520 playable programmes from the BBC

Sunday Playhouse: By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

by Elizabeth Smart.
With Maureen O'Brien. This classic story, first published in 1945 and described as "a masterpiece of poetic prose", is about a woman's obsessive love for a married man. Unable to cope with her sense of guilt and the endless waiting, she lives in a state of anxiety and disquiet.
Maureen O'Brien won a Best Radio Actress award for her performance.
Director Cherry Cookson. Stereo (First broadcast 1978 on Radio 3)

Contributors

Unknown:
Elizabeth Smart.
Unknown:
Maureen O'Brien.
Unknown:
Maureen O'Brien
Director:
Cherry Cookson.
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 4 FM

About BBC Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More