Sword of Honour by Evelyn Waugh [BBC Radio 1984]

Posted by Riklaa on May 12, 2010 at 12:37am

Sword of Honour by Evelyn Waugh 1-11 of 11 [BBC Radio 1984 MP3] Sword of Honour by Evelyn Waugh (dramatised in 11 parts by Barry Campbell) BBC Radio Production Information BBC Radio June to September 1984 Waugh's hapless protagonist Guy Crouchback was a WWII-era British soldier who aspired to nobility and heroism, if only to prove that he was worthy of his shrewish ex-wife Virginia (played by American actress Megan Dodds). Alas, the harder Guy tried to distinguish himself on the field of battle, the more he failed, and as an ironic counterpart, Guy's fellow soldiers, most of them cowardly liars, continued to be promoted and showered with military honors. Even when he finally was given the opportunity to prove his worth beyond question and reproach, Guy succeeded only in miring himself in yet another disappointment and humiliation. Grim though it sounded, Sword of Honour was quite funny in its own bitter fashion, even when using betrayal and death as a "punch line." Cast: Narrator Hugh Burdon Guy Crouchback Hugh Dickson Mr Crouchback Carleton Hobbs Jumbo Trotter Norman Shelley Ian Kilbannock Philip Bond Tommy Blackhouse Stephen Thorne Arthur Box-Bender Jeffrey Segal Nameless Major Clive Swift Miss Vavasour Hilda Schroeder Ivor Claire Michael Pennington Trimmer Nigel Anthony Chatty Corner Brian Wilde Laird of Mugg Tom Watson Mrs Campbell Diana Olsson Katie Sandra Clark Virginia Troy Jennifer Hilary Timothy Bateson Major Hound Major Graves Paul Chapman Director Jane Morgan Title music played by the Band of the Royal Corps of Transport Director of Music Major William Allen

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