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1. Bad Weather

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The Ramsays are holidaying on the Isle of Skye. Young James is determined to get to the lighthouse. Stars Lyndsey Marshal.

Just before the First World War, Mr and Mrs Ramsay, their eight children and an array of guests are on the Isle of Skye for the summer.

Despite Mr Ramsay's prediction of bad weather, Young James is determined to get to the Lighthouse.

Virginia Woolf's landmark modernist novel based on her own early experiences - first published in 1927.

Intensely personal and profoundly universal; a moving portrait of family life that captures the transience of human experience.

Dramatised in five parts by Linda Marshall Griffiths.

Lily ...... Lyndsey Marshal
Mrs Ramsay ...... Charlotte Emmerson
James ...... Alex Starke
Mr Ramsay ...... John Lynch
Mr Tansley ...... Matthew McNulty
Prue ...... Verity-May Henry

Director: Nadia Molinari

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2014.

15 minutes

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Tue 16 Apr 202403:45
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LilyLyndsey Marshal
Mrs RamsayCharlotte Emmerson
JamesAlex Starke
Mr RamsayJohn Lynch
Mr TansleyMatthew McNulty
PrueVerity-May Henry
DirectorNadia Molinari
AdaptorLinda Marshall Griffiths
AuthorVirginia Woolf

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  • Mon 11 Aug 201410:45
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  • Mon 11 Aug 201419:45
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  • Mon 4 Jul 202214:15
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  • Tue 5 Jul 202202:15
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  • Mon 15 Apr 202408:45
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  • Mon 15 Apr 202413:45
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  • Mon 15 Apr 202419:45
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  • Tue 16 Apr 202403:45
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