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15 Minute Drama: The Corrections

Richard Schiff

Maggie Steed

Colin Stinton

Richard Laing

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Roslyn Hill

Shaun Mason

Ian Conningham

Kelly Burke

Hannah Genesius

Elaine Claxton

David Acton

Sam Dale

Jane Slavin

Adam Thomas Wright

Sean McCrystal

Jonathan Franzen

Marcy Kahan

Emma Harding

15 Minute Drama: The Corrections: Episode 12: The Large People of St Jude

The Corrections

Episode 12

Episode 12: The Large People of St Jude

The Large People of St Jude

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, The Corrections, The Large People of St Jude

Alfred and Enid have recovered from the traumatic events of their north Atlantic cruise.

Alfred and Enid have recovered from the traumatic events of their north Atlantic cruise, and now Enid's hopes for a Christmas family reunion in St Jude will not be dampened.

Dramatisation of Jonathan Franzen's darkly comic 2001 novel about the tribulations of a dysfunctional Midwestern family, starring Richard Schiff (The West Wing), Maggie Steed, Colin Stinton and Richard Laing. Dramatised by Marcy Kahan.

Episode 12: Alfred and Enid have recovered from the traumatic events of their north Atlantic cruise, and now Enid's hopes for a Christmas family reunion in St Jude will not be dampened. 

Directed by Emma Harding

The Corrections was awarded the National Book Award in 2001, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 2002. It was included in TIME magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels since 1923.

Jonathan Franzen is the author of four novels (Freedom, The Corrections, Strong Motion, and The Twenty-Seventh City), two collections of essays (Farther Away, How to Be Alone), a personal history (The Discomfort Zone).

Marcy Kahan is a playwright and radio dramatist. Recent radio work includes two series of Lunch for BBC Radio 4 (starring Claire Skinner and Stephen Mangan) and Mr Bridger's Orphan. Theatre work includes 20 Cigarettes (Soho Theatre) and the stage version of When Harry Met Sally (Theatre Royal Haymarket).

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Jonathan Franzen's acclaimed family epic, dramatised by Marcy Kahan.

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