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4. Abandoned House

Episode 4 of 5

Housekeeper Mrs McNab tries to stop the abandoned house from falling into disrepair. Stars Lyndsey Marshal and Alexandra Mathie.

With the First World War comes heartbreaking loss.

Ten years pass and the Ramsays' house on the Isle of Skye remains empty and Mrs McNab the housekeeper tries in vain to keep it from falling into a state of disrepair.

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

Dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths.

Lily ...... Lyndsey Marshal
Mrs McNab ...... Alexandra Mathie

Director: Nadia Molinari

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2014.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 19 Apr 202403:45
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Credits

LilyLyndsey Marshal
Mrs McNabAlexandra Mathie
DirectorNadia Molinari
AdaptorLinda Marshall Griffiths
AuthorVirginia Woolf

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  • Thu 14 Aug 201410:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 14 Aug 201419:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 7 Jul 202214:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 8 Jul 202202:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 18 Apr 202408:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 18 Apr 202413:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 18 Apr 202419:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 19 Apr 202403:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra