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Arsenic and Silver

Episode 4 of 6

Henry Goodman stars in Levi's element-themed stories, introduced by Janet Suzman and dramatised by Graham White. Primo recounts amusing stories from a professional chemist's life.

Henry Goodman stars as Primo Levi in a major dramatisation of Levi's short stories about our human relationship with the chemical elements. Introduced by Janet Suzman and dramatised by Graham White from the translation by Raymond Rosenthal.

Arsenic and Silver: At his retirement party, Primo recounts amusing stories from a professional chemist's life.

Older Primo ..... Henry Goodman
Younger Primo ..... Akbar Kurtha
Versino ..... Jessica Turner
Lentini ..... Nicholas Murchie
Bruni ..... David Horovitch
Cometto ..... John Rowe
Lucia ..... Juliet Aubrey
Gallery Director ..... Stephen Critchlow
Emilio ..... Caolan McCarthy
Farmer ..... David Hounslow
Customer ..... Ben Crowe
Bonino ..... Sam Dale
Gina ..... Rebecca Hamilton

Produced and directed by Emma Harding and Marc Beeby

58 minutes

Last on

Sun 12 Jul 202015:00
BBC Radio 4 FM

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Credits

Older PrimoHenry Goodman
Younger PrimoAkbar Kurtha
VersinoJessica Turner
LentiniNicholas Murchie
BruniDavid Horovitch
ComettoJohn Rowe
LuciaJuliet Aubrey
Gallery DirectorStephen Critchlow
EmilioCaolan McCarthy
FarmerDavid Hounslow
CustomerBen Crowe
BoninoSam Dale
GinaRebecca Hamilton
AuthorPrimo Levi
AdaptorGraham White
DirectorMarc Beeby
DirectorEmma Harding
ProducerMarc Beeby
ProducerEmma Harding

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  • Sun 24 Jul 201615:00
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Sun 12 Jul 202015:00
    BBC Radio 4 FM

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