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Classic Serial: The Idiot

on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Dramatised in four episodes by Melissa Murray.
In one of his most famous and personal novels, Dostoyevsky portrays the vivid inner life of Prince Myshkin, who has returned from years abroad spent trying to treat his epilepsy. Living under the shadow of this unpredictable illness, it takes courage for him to reintroduce himself into Russian society. On the long train journey home, he first learns the story of a woman who will dominate his life from now on.
Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Author:
Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Dramatised by:
Melissa Murray
Director:
Cherry Cookson
Prince Myshkin:
Paul Rhys
Rogozhin:
Roger Allam
Ganya:
Alex Jennings
Nastasya:
Lia Williams
GenYepanchin:
David Swift
Gen Ivolgin:
Stephen Moore
Lebedev:
Gerard McDermott
MrsYepanchin:
Paula Jacobs
Aglaya:
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Kolya:
Carl Prekopp
Varya:
Jemma Churchill
Concierge:
Martin Hyder

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