BBC Radio 4 FM

BBC Radio 4 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced BBC Home Service.

BBC Radio 4

Radio 4

Radio 4 (FM)

15 Minute Drama

Drama

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations

15 Minute Drama: Dickens in London

15 Minute Drama: Dickens in London: Episode 1: A Not-Overly-Particularly-Taken-Care-of Boy

A Not-Overly-Particularly-Taken-Care-of Boy

Episode 1

Episode 1: A Not-Overly-Particularly-Taken-Care-of Boy

Dickens in London

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, Dickens in London, A Not-Overly-Particularly-Taken-Care-of Boy

Visiting London for the first time, the young Charles goes astray. Stars Hugo Docking.

4 Extra Debut. Visiting London for the first time, the young Charles goes astray. Stars Hugo Docking and Samuel Barnett.

by Michael Eaton. Five short plays broadcast to mark the bi-centenary of Charles Dickens's birth.
The theme of these plays is the Dickens's changing relationship with the city that fired his imagination. Each of the plays tells a unified, 'stand-alone' story, but it also contributes to an over-arching narrative - organised around the sounds of the city and the life story of the man whose footsteps pounded those streets. 

A-Not-Particularly-Taken-Care-of Boy tells how the young Charles visited London as an eight-year old boy, in the care of his uncle. They become separated by the crowds, but with the help of a young gentleman, the terrors of the unknown city become part of a new world of stories. Based on 'Gone Astray' - written in 1853 about events c.1820; 'The Pantomime of Life' - written in 1837 and 'Meditations In Monmouth Street' - Sketches by Boz.

Cast
Boy ..... Hugo Docking
Young Gentleman ..... Samuel Barnett
Street Arab ..... Ryan Watson
Uncle ..... Sam Dale
Gog ..... Jude Akuwudike
Lad ..... Henry Devas
Judge / Magog ..... Sean Baker
Mother / Clothes Shop Woman ..... Joanna Monro
Wife ..... Deeivya Meir
Pal ..... Iain Batchelor
Music by Neil Brand
Directed by Jeremy Mortimer.

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

By Michael Eaton. Five short plays to mark the bicentenary of Charles Dickens's birth

Accessibility links

Programme Index

15 Minute Drama

Dickens in London

Episode 1: A Not-Overly-Particularly-Taken-Care-of Boy

Genres

Brand

Series

BBC Radio 4 FM

About BBC Radio 4