Episode 4
From street demos to speaking gibberish – an all-star cast portray a hilarious view of us all. With Martin Jarvis. From 2015.
Michael Frayn: the most comic philosophical writer of our time.
An all-star cast has great fun with his hilarious view of us all. And the ways we attempt to communicate. And explain.
In this final part, we start by taking listeners direct from the Matchbox studio to a report from outside the National Theatre, where some long speeches are going on inside. Our reporter (Martin Jarvis) tells anchor Rosalind Ayres that it seems to be all about Hamlet. A couple (Lisa Dillon and Lloyd Owen), who have just been on a street demo, can't quite cast off their hectoring demeanour when ordering tea and buns. And Tom Hollander at a dinner party embarrasses a fellow guest with some surprisingly anti-social behaviour. A husband (Adam Godley) may have a communication problem.
In a bravura solo performance, Julia McKenzie attempts (on the phone) to communicate with the 'sofa disposal' department, but are they actually listening? And language becomes a problem for Ian Ogilvy as a hospital visitor - but who is really speaking gibberish?
With:
Rosalind Ayres
Lisa Dillon
Adam Godley
Tom Hollander
Julia McKenzie
Lloyd Owen
Ian Ogilvy
Martin Jarvis
Nigel Anthony
Matthew Wolf
Producer: Rosalind Ayres
Director: Martin Jarvis
A Jarvis and Ayres production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 irst broadcast in December 2015.
Last on
More episodes
Previous
Next
You are at the last episode
Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Actor | Rosalind Ayres |
Actor | Lisa Dillon |
Actor | Adam Godley |
Actor | Tom Hollander |
Actor | Julia McKenzie |
Actor | Lloyd Owen |
Actor | Ian Ogilvy |
Actor | Martin Jarvis |
Actor | Nigel Anthony |
Actor | Matthew Wolf |
Writer | Michael Frayn |
Director | Martin Jarvis |
Producer | Rosalind Ayres |
Broadcasts
- Fri 18 Dec 2015 11:30´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Sun 16 Sep 2018 19:15´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Fri 21 Sep 2018 07:30´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 21 Sep 2018 17:30´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 21 Sep 2018 22:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 22 Sep 2018 05:30´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 7 Aug 2020 07:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 7 Aug 2020 17:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 8 Aug 2020 05:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra