The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

2. On the Way to Salisbury

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 14^th Jun 2016, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Wed 20^th Dec 2023, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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1956: Salisbury - Stevens is making his way to Cornwall to visit former housekeeper, Miss Kenton.

Earlier, he stopped to take in a breath-taking view of the English countryside.

Stevens is looking back on a lifetime of service as butler in one of the great stately homes of England.

Coming to the end of his career, he belatedly puts his life into perspective.

Kazuo Ishiguro's 1989 Booker Prize winning novel.

Abridged by Catherine Czerkawska.

Read by John Moffatt.

Producer: Marilyn Imrie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1990. Show less