By Budd Schulberg. It's nearly 50 years since the release of this famous film based on a story of love, corruption and courage on the New York waterfront. This production contains strong language.

On the Waterfront
2.30pm R4 FM This reworking by Budd Schulberg of his own screenplay is nothing less than a tour de force. The classic Brando line: "I coulda had class, I coulda been a contender, I coulda been somebody..." conveys immense power in the hands of Jeffrey Donovan as the slack-jawed slugger Terry Malloy, the pivotal player in this story set against the stranglehold of the Mob on the New York waterfronts during the period that followed the Second World War. Recorded in the US in the presence of the 88-year-old Schulberg and boasting a cast of great American actors, such as Hector Elizondo and Bruce Davison, the play offers some new slants on the original film. One of the best radio events of the week. (Frances Lass)