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Episode 5
Edna thinks Robert's return will make her happy, but events overtake them both. Kate Chopin's novel, which shook the US in 1899, stars Pippa Bennett-Warner and Petra Letang.
by Kate Chopin, dramatised for radio by Janice Okoh
Edna thinks Robert's return will make her happy, but events are to overtake them both.
Edna Pontellier ..... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Celestine ..... Petra Letang
Robert Lebrun ..... PJ Brennan
Alcee Arobin ..... Richard Laing
Adele Ratignolle ..... Sasha Pick
Mme Lebrun ..... Adjoa Andoh
Catiche ..... Adjoa Andoh
Produced and directed by Marion Nancarrow
Last on
Sat 8 Dec 201802:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Edna Pontellier | Pippa Bennett-Warner |
| Celestine | Petra Letang |
| Robert Lebrun | PJ Brennan |
| Alcee Arobin | Richard Laing |
| Adele Ratignolle | Sasha Pick |
| Mme LeBrun | Adjoa Andoh |
| Catiche | Adjoa Andoh |
| Director | Marion Nancarrow |
| Producer | Marion Nancarrow |
| Adaptor | Janice Okoh |
| Author | Kate Chopin |
Broadcasts
Fri 22 Aug 201410:45BBC Radio 4- Fri 22 Aug 201419:45BBC Radio 4
- Fri 7 Dec 201814:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 8 Dec 201802:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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