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Saturday Drama: Bora Bora

Bora Bora

20/09/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Drama, Bora Bora

By Lynne Truss. A painting holiday organised by an art historian is rudely disturbed.

By Lynne Truss. When a biographer joins a painting holiday organised by art historian Alec, his arrival disturbs the calm. Alec must face a terrible truth about his life.

What happened when Alec appeared as a young boy in a famously and mysteriously suppressed film called Bora Bora? 

It appears to have blighted his entire life while his brother went on to fame as an actor. Charlie, invading a painting holiday in Greece led by the older Alec, now an art-historian, is intent on unravelling secrets. 

Sir Derek Jacobi takes on the role of Alec in a play specially written for him by Lynne Truss.


Cast:
Alec Bosanquet ..... Derek Jacobi
Tony Bosanquet ..... Corin Redgrave
Margaret ..... Cheryl Campbell
Charlie ..... Adrian Bower
Rosa ..... Eve Pearce
Jean ..... Jill Johnson
With Stephen Critchlow and Rachel Atkins


Producer/Director: Ned Chaillet
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