Hello all, this is my first upload here so hope it works. It is the Classic Serial broadcast over the last four weeks. Enjoy. Dick
Clarissa - The History of a Young Lady:
Dramatisation by Hattie Naylor of the 1748 novel by Samuel Richardson.
Clarissa Harlowe ...... Zoe Waites
Robert Lovelace ...... Richard Armitage
James Harlowe ...... Oliver Milburn
Solmes ...... Stephen Critchlow
Bella Harlowe ...... Sophie Thompson
Lady Harlowe ...... Alison Steadman
Lord Harlowe ...... John Rowe
Mrs Norton ...... Deborah Findlay
Anna Howe ...... Cathy Sara
Directed by Marilyn Imrie
A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4.
1.4 - The Pursuit:
The beautiful young heiress Clarissa Harlowe is dangerously attracted by the wiles of the notorious libertine Robert Lovelace. Threatened by an imminent marriage arranged with the odious suitor her family have found for her, Lovelace persuades Clarissa to flee with him.
2.4 - The Flight:
Clarissa has been persuaded to flee with the notorious libertine Lovelace, escaping an arranged marriage. In London she begins to learn of the darker side of Lovelace's character as he secures her lodgings in a house of ill repute and begins to use lies, trickery and cruel delusions in an attempt to seduce her.
3.4 - Imprisonment:
Lovelace tricks Clarissa into returning to Mrs Sinclair's house of ill repute, and after she has been drugged, he has his way with her.
4.4 - Freedom Regained:
Clarissa hopes for reconciliation with her family, while an unrepentant Lovelace seeks once again to find her and conquer her soul.
Link 4 is further down the Discussion Thread.
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Clarissa - History of a Young Lady 4.4 - Freedom Regained.mp3
I never got the chance to listen to this on the Beeb.
Once you "break your duck" you will find it addictive to share your radio programmes, as I have.
Regards, William