William Nicholson - Shadowlands
4 Extra Debut. The moving true story of the 1950s relationship between Oxford don and author CS Lewis and divorced American writer Joy Gresham. Stars Martin Jarvis.
Adaptation by Archie Scottney of the play by William Nicholson. The moving true story of the 1950s relationship between Oxford don and author CS Lewis and divorced American writer Joy Gresham.
CS 'Jack' Lewis ...... Martin Jarvis
Joy Gresham ...... Joanne Whalley
'Warnie' Lewis ...... Kenneth Danziger
Rev Harry Harrington ...... Julian Sands
Prof Christopher Riley ...... Julian Holloway
Douglas ...... Zach Callison
Alan Gregg ...... Darren Richardson
Registrar ...... Jean Gilpin
Doctor ...... Matthew Wolf
Priest/Oakley ...... Alan Shearman
Nurse ...... Daisy Hydon
Directed by Rosalind Ayres
A Jarvis and Ayres production for BBC Radio 4.
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Sat 10 Oct 200914:30BBC Radio 4- Sun 17 Nov 201313:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 18 Nov 201303:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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