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Field Notes: The Peregrinations of a Most Musical Irishman

4 Extra Debut. 1832: Composer John Field leaves Moscow to tour Europe, with a son he barely knows. Alistair McGowan stars in his own drama.

Alistair McGowan stars in his own drama about the prodigiously gifted - and prodigiously partying - John Field.

John was the Irish composer and pianist who invented the nocturne.

It's May 1832: John leaves his Moscow home to begin his first - and last - tour of Europe.

He takes with him, the illegitimate teenage son he barely knows.

John Field/Male Nurse ...... Alistair McGowan
Leonov ...... Kieran Hodgson
Mlle Charpentier/ Countess Shumova ...... Charlotte Page
Oleg/ Italian doctor ...... Ewan Bailey
Percherette/ Vera ...... Scarlett Brookes
Count Shumov/ Highwayman 1 ...... Brian Protheroe
Chopin/ Polish Concert Promoter ...... Rafael Ferenc
Grace Field ...... Susan Jameson
Clementi/ Mister Rikov ...... Sean Baker
Highwayman 2/ French Theatre manager ...... Sargon Yelda
Madame Rikov/ Mary ...... Adie Allen
Concert Promoter ...... Nick Underwood

Director: Emma Harding

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in May 2016.

26 days left to listen

45 minutes

Last on

Wednesday 05:00
大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra

Credits

John Field Alistair McGowan
Male Nurse Alistair McGowan
Leonov Kieran Hodgson
Mlle Charpentier Charlotte Page
Countess Shumova Charlotte Page
Oleg Ewan Bailey
Italian Doctor Ewan Bailey
Percherette Scarlett Brookes
Vera Scarlett Brookes
Count Shumov Brian Protheroe
Highwayman 1 Brian Protheroe
Chopin Rafael Ferenc
Polish Concert Promoter Rafael Ferenc
Grace Field Susan Jameson
Clementi Sean Baker
Mister Rikov Sean Baker
Highwayman 2 Sargon Yelda
French Theatre Manager Sargon Yelda
Madame Rikov Adie Allen
Mary Adie Allen
Concert Promoter Nick Underwood
Director Emma Harding
Writer Alistair McGowan

Broadcasts

  • Tue 17 May 2016 14:15
    大象传媒 Radio 4
  • Tuesday 15:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Tuesday 21:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Wednesday 05:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra