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Jacques the Fatalist

on BBC Radio 3

by DENIS DIDEROT (1713-84) translated and adapted by MICHAEL HENRY and Goethe called it 'an enormous and delicate banquet'. It is a literary experiment; a philosophical romp. It is like a set of Chinese boxes, consisting of stories within the tale of the loves and adventures of the dauntless man-servant Jacques. He is a delightful character who explains the absurdity of life by one formula: 'It's all written in the stars'.
Hostess ............. MAGGIE MCCARTHY With TIMOTHY BATESON , HELENA
BRECK, BERNARD BROWN , GEOFFREY COLLINS , ARNOLD DIAMOND , WILLIAM EEDLE , NARISSA KNIGHTS, MOIR LESLIE , MARK ROLSTON , HILDA SCHRODER, MARK STRAKER and JANE WENHAM
Directed by JOHN THEOCHARIS

Contributors

Unknown:
Denis Diderot
Adapted By:
Michael Henry
Unknown:
Maggie McCarthy
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Timothy Bateson
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Bernard Brown
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Geoffrey Collins
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Arnold Diamond
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William Eedle
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Moir Leslie
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Mark Rolston
Unknown:
Mark Straker
Directed By:
John Theocharis
Diderot:
Norman Rodway
Jacques:
Christopher Fairbank
the Master:
John Rowe

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