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Mike Harris's hilarious adaptation of Aldous Huxley's comic novel set in the glittering hedonism of the 1920s.

Antic Hay by Aldous Huxley. Dramatised by Mike Harris
When inspiration leads Theo Gumbril to design pneumatic trousers to ease the discomfort of a sedentary life, he decides to give up teaching and seek his fortune in London. But his dreams disappear as he gets caught up in the world of his self absorbed friends. A wicked satire on the glittering hedonism of the 1920s.

Theo ..... James Cooney
Myra ..... Emily Pithon
Coleman ..... Jonathan Keeble
Lypiatt ..... Simeon Truby
Shearwater ..... Graeme Hawley
Emily ..... Verity Henry

Producer/Director Gary Brown
A BBC Audio Drama North Production

57 minutes

Last on

Sun 26 Mar 202315:00
BBC Radio 4

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