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Classic Serial

Evelyn Waugh - Sword of Honour

Episode 2: Men at Arms, part 2

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Yet to see any war action, Guy helps Apthorpe to conceal his portable latrine - and his ex-wife reappears. Stars Paul Ready. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Tim McInnerny
Guy Crouchback:
Paul Ready
Brigadier Ben Ritchie-Hook:
Tim Pigott-Smith
Virginia:
Lydia Leonard
Brigadier:
David Seddon
Sgt Major:
Ben Crowe
Brigade Major:
Sean Murray
Director:
Sally Avens
Adaptor:
Jeremy Front

Classic Serial

Evelyn Waugh - Sword of Honour

Episode 4: Officers and Gentlemen, part 2

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Posted to Egypt, Guy's unit is surrounded more by rumour than action. But the chaos of war is approaching. Stars Paul Ready. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Tim McInnerny
Guy Crouchback:
Paul Ready
Major Hound:
John Dougall
Ludovic:
Carl Prekopp
Virginia:
Lydia Leonard
Trimmer:
Lee Ingleby
General Whale:
Sean Murray
Kilbannock:
Oliver Chris
Kirstie Kilbannock:
Polly Frame
Sgt Hughes:
Arthur Hughes
Sgt Smiley:
Ben Crowe
Greek Woman:
Carys Eleri
Soldier:
David Seddon
Director:
Sally Avens
Adaptor:
Jeremy Front

Classic Serial

Evelyn Waugh - Sword of Honour

Episode 6: Unconditional Surrender

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Guy's military career is revived with selection for a mission to Italy. He heads to London to await orders. Stars Paul Ready. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Tim McInnerny
Virginia:
Lydia Leonard
Peregrine:
John Rowe
Ian Kilbannock:
Oliver Chris
Kirstie Kilbannock:
Polly Frame
Ludovic:
Carl Prekopp
Fremantle:
John Norton
Frank De Souza:
Joel MacCormack
Instructor:
Sean Murray
Orderly:
David Seddon
Director:
Tracey Neale
Adaptor:
Jeremy Front

Decline and Fall

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Adaption of Evelyn Waugh's comedy novel. Paul Pennyfeather finds himself tutoring the son of Margot Beste-Chetwynde over the school summer holidays. Show more

Contributors

Prendergast:
Vincent Franklin
Paul Pennyfeather:
Jack Whitehall
Dr Fagan:
David Suchet
Philbrick:
Stephen Graham
Florence Fagan:
Katy Wix
Diane Fagan:
Gemma Whelan
Peter Beste-Chetwynde:
Oscar Kennedy
Clutterbuck:
Hugo Beazley
Margot Beste-Chetwynde:
Eva Longoria
Tom (Reporter):
Hadley Fraser
Pamela Popham:
Katherine Kingsley
Maltravers:
Martyn Ellis
Arthur Potts:
Matthew Beard
Pompilia de La Conradine:
Rona Morison
Jane Jenkins:
Eleri Morgan
Taxi Driver:
Adrian Metcalfe
Writer:
James Wood
Producer:
Matthew Bird
Production Company:
Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd

Decline and Fall

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Yorkshire

Adaption of Evelyn Waugh's comedy novel. Valiantly taking the fall for Margot, Paul Pennyfeather finds himself in deep trouble with the law. Show more

Contributors

Paul Pennyfeather:
Jack Whitehall
Monsieur Galeon:
Jasper Jacob
Jane Jenkins:
Eleri Morgan
Journalist:
Ben McGregor
Peter Beste-Chetwynde:
Oscar Kennedy
Alistair Digby-Vaine-Trumpington:
Tom Stourton
Inspector Bruce:
Nicholas Murchie
Prosecution Council:
Michael Cochrane
Arthur Potts:
Matthew Beard
Chief Warder:
Paul Higgins
Philbrick:
Stephen Graham
Prison Medical Officer:
Tim Woodward
Prendergast:
Vincent Franklin
Harold:
Jack Brady
Wilfred Lucas-Dockery:
Jason Watkins
Officer Bowman:
Joseph Prowen
Margot Beste-Chetwynde:
Eva Longoria
Dr Fagan:
David Suchet
Mr Wilson:
Geoff McGivern
Writer:
James Wood
Producer:
Matthew Bird
Production Company:
Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd

Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel about an impressionable Oxford undergraduate and his infatuation with a flamboyant alcoholic young lord and his grand ancestral home. Show more

Contributors

Charles Ryder:
Matthew Goode
Julia Flyte:
Hayley Atwell
Sebastian Flyte:
Ben Whishaw
Lady Marchmain:
Emma Thompson
Lord Marchmain:
Michael Gambon
Rex Mottram:
Jonathan Cake
Bridey Flyte:
Ed Stoppard
Anthony Blanche:
Joseph Beattie

Classic Serial

Evelyn Waugh - Sword of Honour

Episode 3: Officers and Gentlemen, part one

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Sent home in disgrace after a misbegotten raid in Dakar, Guy seeks employment. His next posting is unexpected. With Paul Ready. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Tim McInnerny
Guy Crouchback:
Paul Ready
Jumbo Trotter:
Rupert Vansittart
Virginia:
Lydia Leonard
Trimmer:
Lee Ingleby
Chatty Corner:
Ben Crowe
Katie Campbell:
Carys Eleri
Mrs Campbell:
Christine Absalom
Adjutant:
David Seddon
Kilbannock:
Oliver Chris
ATS Commandant:
Priyanga Burford
Scots Major:
Sean Murray
Director:
Marc Beeby
Adaptor:
Jeremy Front

Decline and Fall

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Adaption of Evelyn Waugh's comedy novel. When Paul Pennyfeather is expelled from Oxford University, his only option is to go and teach at a boarding school in Wales. Show more

Contributors

Prostlethwaite:
Nickolas Grace
Alistair Digby-Vaine-Trumpington:
Tom Stourton
Arthur Potts:
Matthew Beard
Paul Pennyfeather:
Jack Whitehall
Master of the College:
John Woodvine
Porter Blacknall:
Michael Gould
Mr Levy:
Kevin Eldon
Philbrick:
Stephen Graham
Peter Beste-Chetwynde:
Oscar Kennedy
Dr Fagan:
David Suchet
Florence Fagan:
Katy Wix
Diane Fagan:
Gemma Whelan
Clutterbuck:
Hugo Beazley
Prendergast:
Vincent Franklin
Margot Beste-Chetwynde:
Eva Longoria
Davis (Station Master):
Steve Speirs
Lady Circumference:
Ashley McGuire
Writer:
James Wood
Producer:
Matthew Bird
Production Company:
Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd

Classic Serial

Evelyn Waugh - Sword of Honour

Episode 5: Unconditional Surrender

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Guy Crouchback starts to lose his idealism about the war. Waugh's satirical masterpiece stars Paul Ready and Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Tim McInnerny
Guy Crouchback:
Paul Ready
Virginia:
Lydia Leonard
Arthur Box-Bender:
Robert Daws
Ian Kilbannock:
Oliver Chris
Kirstie Kilbannock:
Polly Frame
Mr Crouchback:
Sean Murray
Ludovic:
Carl Prekopp
Julia Stitch:
Christine Kavanagh
Everard Spruce:
Harry Jardine
Major Tickeridge:
Michael Bertenshaw
Secretary:
Carys Eleri
Director:
Sally Avens
Adaptor:
Jeremy Front

Classic Serial

Evelyn Waugh - Sword of Honour

Episode 7: Unconditional Surrender

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Injuring his knee on a parachute jump, Guy thinks his wartime experience is over, until fresh orders arrive. Stars Paul Ready. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Tim McInnerny
Virginia:
Lydia Leonard
Peregrine:
John Rowe
Ian Kilbannock:
Oliver Chris
Ritchie-Hook:
Tim Pigott-Smith
Frank De Souza:
Joel MacCormack
Arthur Box-Bender:
Robert Daws
Madame Kanyi:
Mia Soteriou
Major Cattermole:
Arthur Hughes
Squadron Leader:
John Norton
Director:
Tracey Neale
Adaptor:
Jeremy Front

Classic Serial

Evelyn Waugh - Sword of Honour

Episode 1: Men at Arms

Duration: 58 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Guy Crouchback is searching for a purpose to live. Evelyn Waugh's satirical masterpiece, on the futility of war, stars Paul Ready. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Tim McInnerny
Guy Crouchback:
Paul Ready
Brigadier Ben Ritchie-Hook:
Tim Pigott-Smith
Arthur Box-Bender:
Robert Daws
Trimmer:
Lee Ingleby
Ian Kilbannock:
Oliver Chris
Mr Crouchback:
Sean Murray
Major Tickeridge:
Michael Bertenshaw
Mrs Tickeridge:
Joanna Brookes
Sgt Major:
Ben Crowe
Director:
Sally Avens
Adaptor:
Jeremy Front

Drama on 4

Evelyn Waugh - Decline and Fall

Episode 1: 1. The Bollinger Club

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for 25 days

A quiet, earnest Oxford student knows nothing of 1920s high-life until he encounters the Bollinger Club. Stars Kieran Hodgson. Show more

Contributors

Paul Pennyfeather:
Kieran Hodgson
Prendergast:
James Fleet
Philbrick:
Ben Crowe
Margot Beste-Chetwynde:
Emilia Fox
Peter Beste-Chetwynde:
Alex Lawther
Lady Circumference:
Felicity Montagu
Clutterbuck:
Mark Edel-Hunt
Cholmondley:
Jude Akuwudike
Paul's Guardian:
Stephen Critchlow
Trumpington:
Sam Valentine
Sniggs:
Sam Dale
Postlethwaite:
David Acton
Director:
Tracey Neale
Adaptor:
Jeremy Front

Genres

Drama on 4

Evelyn Waugh - Decline and Fall

2. Otto

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for 26 days

Captain Grimes disappears. Margot invites Paul to tutor her son Peter, where he meets eccentric Otto. Stars Kieran Hodgson. Show more

Contributors

Margot:
Emilia Fox
Prendergast:
James Fleet
Philbrick:
Ben Crowe
Alastair:
Sam Valentine
Sir Humphrey:
Sam Dale
Governor 2:
Sam Dale
Scout:
Sam Dale
Inspector Bruce:
Stephen Critchlow
Lucas-Dockerty:
David Acton
Chaplain:
David Acton
Jane Grimes:
Jessica Turner
Director:
Tracey Neale
Adaptor:
Jeremy Front

Genres