Opening Lines Podcast
Producer and writer John Yorke has worked in television and radio for 30 years, and he shares his experience with Radio 4 listeners as he unpacks the themes and impact behind the books, plays and stories that are being dramatised in Radio 4's weekend afternoon dramas.
Episodes to download
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A Many-Splendoured Thing - Episode 2
Sun 3 Dec 2023
John Yorke delves into Han Suyin鈥檚 fascinating love story A Many-Splendoured Thing.
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A Many-Splendoured Thing - Episode 1
Sun 26 Nov 2023
John Yorke delves into Han Suyin鈥檚 fascinating love story A Many-Splendoured Thing.
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The Betrothed - Episode 2
Sun 12 Nov 2023
John Yorke explores the Italian 19th century classic novel The Betrothed.
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The Betrothed - Episode 1
Sun 5 Nov 2023
John Yorke explores the Italian 19th century classic novel The Betrothed.
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She Who Was No More
Sun 29 Oct 2023
John Yorke looks at 1952鈥檚 She Who Was No More by French duo Boileau-Narcejac.
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The Mahabharata - Episode 2
Sun 22 Oct 2023
John Yorke looks at the Hindu story that is one of the world鈥檚 greatest epics.
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The Mahabharata - Episode 1
Sun 15 Oct 2023
John Yorke looks at the Hindu story that is one of the world鈥檚 greatest epics.
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Lark Rise to Candleford - Episode 2
Sun 8 Oct 2023
John Yorke explores Flora Thompson鈥檚 much-loved book Lark Rise to Candleford.
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Lark Rise to Candleford - Episode 1
Sun 1 Oct 2023
John Yorke explores Flora Thompson鈥檚 much-loved book Lark Rise to Candleford.
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveller
Sun 24 Sep 2023
John Yorke takes a look at Italo Calvino's novel If On A Winter's Night A Traveller.
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Democracy in America
Sun 17 Sep 2023
John Yorke takes a look at Alexis de Tocqueville鈥檚 seminal work, Democracy in America.
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The Three Musketeers - Episode 2
Sun 10 Sep 2023
John Yorke unpicks the sometimes overlooked aspects of The Three Musketeers.
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The Three Musketeers - Episode 1
Sun 3 Sep 2023
John Yorke on the swashbuckler to end all swashbucklers - The Three Musketeers.
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In Patagonia
Sun 6 Aug 2023
John Yorke explores groundbreaking travel writing classic In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin.
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Mother Courage and Her Children - Episode 2
Sun 23 Jul 2023
John Yorke takes a look at Bertolt Brecht鈥檚 Mother Courage and her Children.
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Mother Courage and Her Children - Episode 1
Sun 16 Jul 2023
John Yorke takes a look at Bertolt Brecht鈥檚 Mother Courage and her Children.
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Cloudstreet - Episode 2
Sun 18 Jun 2023
John Yorke delves into Tim Winton鈥檚 beloved novel Cloudstreet, published in 1991.
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Cloudstreet - Episode 1
Sun 11 Jun 2023
John Yorke delves into Tim Winton鈥檚 beloved novel Cloudstreet, published in 1991.
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One Moonlit Night
Sun 4 Jun 2023
John Yorke takes a look at Caradog Prichard's ground-breaking novel, One Moonlit Night.
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A Room With a View - Episode 2
Sun 28 May 2023
John Yorke explores EM Forster鈥檚 1908 novel A Room with a View.
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A Room With a View - Episode 1
Sun 21 May 2023
John Yorke explores EM Forster鈥檚 1908 novel A Room with a View.
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Anna Karenina - Episode 3
Sun 14 May 2023
John Yorke explores the world of Leo Tolstoy鈥檚 great novel Anna Karenina.
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Anna Karenina - Episode 2
Sun 7 May 2023
John Yorke looks at the themes and structure of Tolstoy鈥檚 great novel Anna Karenina.
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Anna Karenina - Episode 1
Sun 30 Apr 2023
John Yorke looks at the themes at the heart of Leo Tolstoy鈥檚 classic novel Anna Karenina.
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Twelfth Night - Episode 2
Sun 23 Apr 2023
John Yorke takes a look at Shakespeare鈥檚 Twelfth Night and asks what makes it work.
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Twelfth Night - Episode 1
Sat 22 Apr 2023
John Yorke takes a look at Shakespeare鈥檚 Twelfth Night and asks what makes it work.
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Enduring Love
Sun 9 Apr 2023
John Yorke takes a look at Ian McEwan鈥檚 1997 complex thriller Enduring Love.