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Radio 4,07 May 2023,57 mins

Anna Karenina - Episode 2

Love Stories

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Tolstoy's powerful drama of love, desire, transgression and retribution dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths. Presented as part of the BBC Radio 4's 'Love Stories' series. Anna and Vronsky embark on a passionate love affair but Anna's husband Karenin will not let her go without a fight. While Levin, heartbroken after Kitty's rejection, retreats to the country. ANNA KARENINA.....Kate Phillips ALEXEI VRONSKY.....Alfred Enoch ALEXEI KARENIN.....Rory Kinnear KONSTANTIN 'KOSTYA' LEVIN.....Sacha Dhawan, KATERINA 'KITTY' SHCHERBATSKAYA.....Anneika Rose DARYA 'DOLLY' OBLONSKAYA.....Rosalie Craig STEPAN 'STIVA' OBLONSKY....Adetomiwa Edun MIDWIFE..... Georgie Glen PORTER.....Hasan Dixon Dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths Directed by Nadia Molinari Sound design by Sharon Hughes A BBC Audio Drama North Production

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