Cider with Rosie

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Cider with Rosie
Tim Mclnnerny and Niamh Cusack star in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Laurie Lee’s classic autobiograpliy

” This… dramatisation of Lee’s 1959 classic is bursting with bustle and charm”
The Times

Laurie Lee’s autobiographical tale of his childhood in a secluded Cotswold valley has become a modern classic. This BBC Radio 4 production, recorded on location in Gloucestershire and featuring traditional fiddle music, stars Tim Mclnnerny and Niamh Cusack and brings vividly to life the adventures that Laurie enjoyed during those simpler, more innocent times.

Lee’s world was one ‘of silence… of hard work (and necessary patience… of white mads, rutted by hooves and cartwheels, innocent of oil and petrol). He recalls halcyon days of flower-filled meadows, home-made wines and church outings, but does not shirk from describing the poverty and hardship of country life. From his earliest baffling days in the village school, right through to the memorable encounter with Rosie under the haywain (after which he was ‘never the same again’) all the lyricism of Laurie Lee’s work is beautifully portrayed in this Radio 4 Classic Serial.

Cider with Rosie is the first part of Laurie Lee’s acclaimed autobiographical trilogy which continues with As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning and A Moment of War .

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Laurie Lee
Narrator: Various
ISBN: 1405626593
Download Price: $13.99

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Tags: Bbc Radio 4, Bustle, Cartwheels, Church Outings, Cider With Rosie, Cotswold, Dramatisation, Halcyon Days, Haywain, Hooves, Innocent Times, Laurie Lee, Lyricism, Mads, Memorable Encounter, Midsummer Morning, Music Stars, Narrator, Niamh Cusack, Traditional Fiddle Music

Woman’s Hour - A Celebration of Mothers

Thursday, July 17th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

This compilation of extracts from the much-loved BBC Radio 4 programme Woman’s Hour looks at the changing role of mothers over the last fifty years; the relationships that they have enjoyed with their children, how they have juggled the work/life balance and how they have challenged stereotypes and tested the boundaries of what being a mother means.

All aspects of motherhood are here - single mothers, campaigning mothers, working mothers, Jewish mothers, mothers in law and even godmothers. Amongst the contributors are Margaret Thatcher, talking about women in government and her thoughts on childcare, and Dame Shirley Williams, who discusses her famous mother Vera Brittain.

Also included are Sonia Keppel reminiscing about her mother Alice, mistress of Edward VII and great-grandmother to Camilla Parker Bowles; Laurie Lee reading from his famous memoir Cider with Rosie and poetry from Liz Lochhead and Fleur Adcock. From serious issues like women’s involvement in the Northern Ireland peace process to lighter themes such as how to dress well, this release reveals the pivotal role played by mothers in an ever-changing world.

PRODUCED BY Sylvia Horn

PRESENTED BY Jenni Murray

First Broadcast
The Light Programme
7 October 1946

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Various
Narrator: Various
ISBN: 0563527145
Download Price: $13.99 Find out more…

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Tags: Camilla Parker Bowles, Cider With Rosie, Dame Shirley Williams, Edward Vii, Fleur Adcock, Great Grandmother, Jenni Murray, Jewish Mothers, Last Fifty Years, Laurie Lee, Liz Lochhead, Margaret Thatcher, Mother Alice, Mother Vera, Mothers In Law, Northern Ireland Peace, Peace Process, Radio 4, Work Life Balance, Working Mothers

Cider with Rosie

Saturday, June 14th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Tim Mclnnerny and Niamh Cusack star in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Laurie Lee’s classic autobiograpliy

” This… dramatisation of Lee’s 1959 classic is bursting with bustle and charm”
The Times

Laurie Lee’s autobiographical tale of his childhood in a secluded Cotswold valley has become a modern classic. This BBC Radio 4 production, recorded on location in Gloucestershire and featuring traditional fiddle music, stars Tim Mclnnerny and Niamh Cusack and brings vividly to life the adventures that Laurie enjoyed during those simpler, more innocent times.

Lee’s world was one ‘of silence… of hard work (and necessary patience… of white mads, rutted by hooves and cartwheels, innocent of oil and petrol). He recalls halcyon days of flower-filled meadows, home-made wines and church outings, but does not shirk from describing the poverty and hardship of country life. From his earliest baffling days in the village school, right through to the memorable encounter with Rosie under the haywain (after which he was ‘never the same again’) all the lyricism of Laurie Lee’s work is beautifully portrayed in this Radio 4 Classic Serial.

Cider with Rosie is the first part of Laurie Lee’s acclaimed autobiographical trilogy which continues with As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning and A Moment of War .

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Laurie Lee
Narrator: Various
ISBN: 1405626593
Download Price: $13.99 Find out more…

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Tags: Bbc Radio 4, Bustle, Cartwheels, Church Outings, Cider With Rosie, Cotswold, Dramatisation, Halcyon Days, Haywain, Hooves, Innocent Times, Laurie Lee, Lyricism, Mads, Memorable Encounter, Midsummer Morning, Music Stars, Narrator, Niamh Cusack, Traditional Fiddle Music

Woman’s Hour - A Celebration of Mothers

Saturday, May 17th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

This compilation of extracts from the much-loved BBC Radio 4 programme Woman’s Hour looks at the changing role of mothers over the last fifty years; the relationships that they have enjoyed with their children, how they have juggled the work/life balance and how they have challenged stereotypes and tested the boundaries of what being a mother means.

All aspects of motherhood are here - single mothers, campaigning mothers, working mothers, Jewish mothers, mothers in law and even godmothers. Amongst the contributors are Margaret Thatcher, talking about women in government and her thoughts on childcare, and Dame Shirley Williams, who discusses her famous mother Vera Brittain.

Also included are Sonia Keppel reminiscing about her mother Alice, mistress of Edward VII and great-grandmother to Camilla Parker Bowles; Laurie Lee reading from his famous memoir Cider with Rosie and poetry from Liz Lochhead and Fleur Adcock. From serious issues like women’s involvement in the Northern Ireland peace process to lighter themes such as how to dress well, this release reveals the pivotal role played by mothers in an ever-changing world.

PRODUCED BY Sylvia Horn

PRESENTED BY Jenni Murray

First Broadcast
The Light Programme
7 October 1946

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Various
Narrator: Various
ISBN: 0563527145
Download Price: $13.99 Discover this audio book

Posted in Biographical | No Comments »
Tags: Camilla Parker Bowles, Cider With Rosie, Dame Shirley Williams, Edward Vii, Fleur Adcock, Great Grandmother, Jenni Murray, Jewish Mothers, Last Fifty Years, Laurie Lee, Liz Lochhead, Margaret Thatcher, Mother Alice, Mother Vera, Mothers In Law, Northern Ireland Peace, Peace Process, Radio 4, Work Life Balance, Working Mothers