John Bayley - Iris
Episode 1
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Recalling her love of swimming, the husband of novelist Iris Murdoch tells his wife's story. Read by Oliver Ford Davies.
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John Bayley - Iris
Episode 2
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Novelist Iris Murdoch's husband recalls falling in love with the lady on the bicycle in Oxford. Read by Oliver Ford Davies.
John Bayley - Iris
Episode 3
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Novelist Iris Murdoch's husband reflects on married life and recalls their wedding day in 1956. Read by Oliver Ford Davies.
John Bayley - Iris
Episode 4
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Iris Murdoch's husband remembers the eerie, early signs of Alzheimer's shown by his novelist wife. Read by Oliver Ford Davies.
John Bayley - Iris
Episode 5
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Iris Murdoch's husband reflects on his wife's inner world after the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Read by Oliver Ford Davies.