Episode 1
A German merchant family fight to keep their supremacy in the changing world of 1840s Europe. Stars Michael Maloney and Barbara Flynn.
Dramatised by Judith Adams with original music by Nico Muhly.
Michael Maloney and Barbara Flynn star in this story of an old Hanseatic merchant family fighting to keep their commercial supremacy in the changing world of 1840s Europe.
Four generations of Buddenbrooks try to sustain their inheritance - a once highly successful trading company in the port of Lubeck on the Baltic Sea - in a world where the old ways no longer work.
Harmonium and Flute by Rick Juckes.
Technical Presentation by David Fleming Williams.
Produced by Chris Wallis
A Watershed production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator Count Molln | Pip Carter |
| Johann Buddenbrook | Kenneth Cranham |
| Antoinette Buddenbrook | Ann Beach |
| Jean Buddenbrook | Michael Maloney |
| Elizabet Buddenbrook | Barbara Flynn |
| Toni Buddenbrook | Clare Corbett |
| Young Toni | Rosa Calcraft |
| Clara | Rosa Calcraft |
| Thomas Buddenbrook | Angus Imrie |
| Young Thomas | Thiago Los |
| Christian Buddenbrook | Scott Smith |
| Young Christian | Gene Goodman |
| Ida Jungmann | Alison Pettit |
| Herr Hoffstede | Shaun Prendergast |
| Dr Grabow | Stephen Critchlow |
| Herr Grunlich | Ben Crowe |
| Pilot Schwarzkopf | Peter Marinker |
| Morten Schwarzkopf | Carl Prekopp |
| Anton | Andrew Cullimore |
| Anna | Millie Binks |
| Armgard Von Schillink | Karolina Cybulski |
| Gerda Arnoldson | Serena Lamble |
| Julchen Hagenstrom | Priyanka Patel |
| Herman Hagenstrom | Spike White |
| Writer | Thomas Mann |
| Producer | Chris Wallis |
Broadcasts
Sun 12 Aug 2012 15:00大象传媒 Radio 4- Sat 18 Aug 2012 21:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Wed 15 Oct 2014 10:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 15 Oct 2014 15:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 16 Oct 2014 03:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 11 May 2016 10:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 11 May 2016 15:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 12 May 2016 03:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
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