Ulverton
Dissection (1775)
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
1775. An illiterate mother dictates letters for her son who has moved away from Ulverton. Show more
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14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
1775. An illiterate mother dictates letters for her son who has moved away from Ulverton. Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
A photographer captions her photographic plates, which stirs memories of the circumstances of each image. Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
As the photographer continues to catalogue her photographic plates, we gain further insight into the past lives of Ulverton's villagers. Show more
A multi-voice reading of Adam Thorpe's story of a fictional village from 1650 to 1988. Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
1914. Life goes on in Ulverton but the threat of war looms large. Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Ulverton had more volunteers than any other village on the downs. Show more
In the year 1803, Samuel Daye recalls working for a master carpenter in the village of Ulverton. Show more
A clerk takes notes during a trial, but is distracted by thoughts of his betrothed. Show more
Second of two dramas bookending a reading of Adam Thorpe's fictional historical novel. Show more
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A brilliant narrative of landscape and voices begins, as the story of one West Berkshire village over the course of 350 years opens with an account of a soldier's return from war. Show more
Ulverton House, 1743. Lady Chalmers is confined to her room in the weeks and months after the birth of her first child. Her letters reveal a turbulent state of longing. Show more
It's 1743 and a young wife and new mother is confined to her room in Ulverton House. What seems like accepted medical practice may have more sinister motives. Show more