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