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The Villain
Episode 4 of 4
Sebastian Faulks looks at villains and how they have evolved over the last three hundred years from theatrical rakes like Lovelace in Samuel Richardson's Clarissa to much more sinister yet much more ordinary characters like Barbara in Zoe Heller's Notes on a Scandal.
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Fri 15 Jul 201102:15
BBC HD
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Joanne Harris discusses the character of Steerpike
Duration: 03:10
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Kate Sommerscale discusses Count Fosco
Duration: 02:50
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Zoe Heller discusses Barbara Covett
Duration: 04:15
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Sebastian introduces Fagin
Duration: 00:20
Music Played
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Paul Moessel
Specially composed
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Trouble in Paradise, variation on a theme
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Spider Cues
Watch out
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Ron Moody and Orchestra
Got to Pick a Pocket or Two
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A Perfect Storm
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Against the Grain
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Can
Return to BB City
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Kronsos Quartet
Emily and Alice
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UNKLE
Price you Pay
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Layo & Bushwacka!
Life2Live
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Spider Cues
Under Suspicion
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Boys from Sherbourne School Choir
Kyrie Eleison
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Nitin Sawhney
Migration
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Richard Blackford
Bhairav Jala
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Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Song for Bob
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Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Moving On
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Nightmares on Wax
Thoughts
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Xela
The Gate
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sebastian Faulks |
| Writer | Sebastian Faulks |
| Series Producer | Mary Sackville-West |
| Executive Producer | Basil Comely |
| Director | Adrian Sibley |
| Producer | Adrian Sibley |
