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3. Impatience

Episode 3 of 5

Mr Ramsay becomes impatient when Paul and Minta do not return from the beach in time for dinner. Stars John Lynch.

The Ramsays are on holiday with their eight children and assorted guests in their summer house in the Hebrides.

The family host a dinner party but Paul and Minta are not back from the beach and Mr Ramsay finds it difficult to conceal his impatience.

Virginia Woolf's landmark modernist 1927 novel based on her own early experiences.

Dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths.

Mr Ramsay ...... John Lynch
Mrs Ramsay ...... Charlotte Emmerson
Lily ...... Lyndsey Marshal
Mr Tansley ...... Matthew McNulty
Minta ...... Olivia Hallinan
Paul ...... Ben Lamb
Cam ......Talia Barnett
James ...... Alex Starke

Director: Nadia Molinari

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2014.

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 18 Apr 202403:45
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Mr RamsayJohn Lynch
Mrs RamsayCharlotte Emmerson
LilyLyndsey Marshal
Mr TansleyMatthew McNulty
MintaOlivia Hallinan
PaulBen Lamb
CamTalia Barnett
JamesAlex Starke
DirectorNadia Molinari
AdaptorLinda Marshall Griffiths
AuthorVirginia Woolf

Broadcasts

  • Wed 13 Aug 201410:41
    BBC Radio 4
  • Wed 13 Aug 201419:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Wed 6 Jul 202214:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 7 Jul 202202:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 17 Apr 202408:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 17 Apr 202413:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 17 Apr 202419:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 18 Apr 202403:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra