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Saturday Drama

The Last Tycoon

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. 1930s Hollywood studio head Munroe Stahr is at the top of his game, but is fatefully unhinged by a love affair. Stars Aiden Gillens. Show more

Contributors

Munro Stahr:
Aidan Gillen
Tony Rodriquez:
Karl Johnson
Boxley:
Trevor Ray
Fleishacker:
John Guerrasio
Miss Doolan:
Angela Douglas
Adaptor:
Bill Bryden
Director:
Bill Bryden

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Film drama. In the volatile era of the twenties, flamboyant millionaire Jay Gatsby pursues the seductive Daisy, the love he lost while serving in the First World War. Show more

Contributors

Jay Gatsby:
Toby Stephens
Daisy Buchanan:
Mira Sorvino
Nick Carraway:
Paul Rudd
Tom Buchanan:
Martin Donovan
Jordan Baker:
Francie Swift
Myrtle Wilson:
Heather Goldenhersh
Klipspringer:
Matt Malloy

Afternoon Reading

F Scott Fitzgerald - The Pat Hobby Stories

Episode 1: Pat Hobby's Secret

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. 1940s Hollywood writer Pat Hobby has secret information about a film script idea. Read by Alfred Molina. Show more

Afternoon Reading

F Scott Fitzgerald - The Pat Hobby Stories

Episode 2: Teamed with Genius

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Hollywood writer Pat gets the chance to share a screen credit with a British writer on a ballet picture. Read by Alfred Molina. Show more

Afternoon Reading

F Scott Fitzgerald - The Pat Hobby Stories

Episode 3: Pat Hobby Does His Bit

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

It's difficult to borrow money from an actor on a set while shooting a movie. But Pat must save his car. Read by Alfred Molina. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

A young actress enters the Riviera circle of a golden couple, not grasping the secrets that connect them. Stars Melody Grove. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Nicole has a breakdown and flees Paris with Dick and past events are starting to affect their marriage. Stars Simon Harrison. Show more

F Scott Fitzgerald: The Lost Stories

Introduction & Thank You for the Light

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Essay extract from editor Anne Margaret Daniel. F Scott Fitzgerald’s darker tales read by Laurel Lefkow and Karen Bartke. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

A previously unpublished comic story about the disintegration of a young marriage. Read by Finn Den Hertog. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Continuing a previously unpublished tale about the disintegration of a young marriage. Read by Finn Den Hertog. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Conclusion of a previously unpublished tale about the disintegration of a young marriage. Read by Finn Den Hertog. Show more