Primo Levi's The Periodic Table

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Henry Goodman

Akbar Kurtha

Jessica Turner

Nicholas Murchie

David Horovitch

John Rowe

Juliet Aubrey

Stephen Critchlow

Caolan McCarthy

David Hounslow

Ben Crowe

Sam Dale

Rebecca Hamilton

Primo Levi

Graham White

Marc Beeby

Emma Harding

Primo Levi's The Periodic Table: Arsenic and Silver

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Arsenic and Silver

BBC Radio 4 - Primo Levi's The Periodic Table, Arsenic and Silver

Henry Goodman stars in a dramatisation of Levi's stories about life, matter and chemistry.

Henry Goodman stars in Levi's element-themed stories, introduced by Janet Suzman and dramatised by Graham White. Primo recounts amusing stories from a professional chemist's life.

Henry Goodman stars as Primo Levi in a major dramatisation of Levi's short stories about our human relationship with the chemical elements. Introduced by Janet Suzman and dramatised by Graham White from the translation by Raymond Rosenthal. 

Arsenic and Silver: At his retirement party, Primo recounts amusing stories from a professional chemist's life.

Older Primo ..... Henry Goodman
Younger Primo ..... Akbar Kurtha
Versino ..... Jessica Turner
Lentini ..... Nicholas Murchie
Bruni ..... David Horovitch
Cometto ..... John Rowe
Lucia ..... Juliet Aubrey
Gallery Director ..... Stephen Critchlow
Emilio ..... Caolan McCarthy
Farmer ..... David Hounslow
Customer ..... Ben Crowe
Bonino ..... Sam Dale
Gina ..... Rebecca Hamilton

Produced and directed by Emma Harding and Marc Beeby

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Major dramatisation of Primo Levi's element-themed stories about life, work and matter.

Primo Levi's short stories about our human relationship with the chemical elements that make up our universe. Dramatized by Graham White from the translation by Raymond Rosenthal.

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