1. The Season
Entering society, Catherine imagines danger in every encounter with comic results. Gothic novel satire with Miriam Margolyes.
Catherine Morland is taken to Bath for the season and finds that in her fertile imagination, danger lurks round every corner.
First published in 1817, Jane Austen's satire pokes fun at the popular sensationalist fiction of the day.
Dramatised in ten parts by Hattie Naylor.
Catherine ...... Georgia Groome
Henry ...... Luke Thompson
Mrs Allen ...... Tracy Wiles
Mr Allen ...... Kim Wall
Isabella ...... Ainsley Howard
Mrs Morland ...... Alison Belbin
Mr Morland ...... John Bowler
Mrs Thorpe ...... Karen Bartke
The Book ...... Miriam Margolyes
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Catherine | Georgia Groome |
| Henry | Luke Thompson |
| Mrs Allen | Tracy Wiles |
| Mr Allen | Kim Wall |
| Isabella | Ainsley Howard |
| Mrs Morland | Alison Belbin |
| Mr Morland | John Bowler |
| Mrs Thorpe | Karen Bartke |
| The Book | Miriam Margolyes |
| Director | Sally Avens |
| Author | Jane Austen |
| Adaptor | Hattie Naylor |
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