Hard Times: Episode 2
Dickens' satire of a target-driven society that stifles art, wonder and imagination. Stars David Morrissey, Rachel Harper, Jan Ravens and Shaun Dooley. Dramatised by Graham White.
"Now, what I want is Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life."
Louisa and Tom have grown up in the rigid, utilitarian system of their father, Thomas Gradgrind. Hoping to help her brother, Louisa has entered into a loveless marriage with Coketown banker and mill-owner, Bounderby. But when a millworker is suspected of robbing the bank, Louisa starts to fear that her brother may have had a hand in the plot. And she also encounters temptations of her own.
Charles Dickens' novel - subtitled 'For These Times' - is a vivid story for our own age - a short, sharp satire of target-driven education, business, and the denial of the imagination.
Dramatised by Graham White
Thomas Gradgrind鈥�..David Morrissey
Louisa Gradgrind鈥�..Rachel Harper
Tom Gradgrind鈥�..Ike Bennett
Josiah Bounderby鈥�..Shaun Dooley
Sissy Jupe鈥�..Janey Orchard
Mrs Sparsit鈥�..Jan Ravens
James Harthouse鈥�..Will Close
Stephen Blackpool鈥�..Arthur Hughes
Rachael鈥�..Claire Cage
Josephine鈥�..Julie Barclay
Slackbridge/Collins鈥�..Richard Elfyn
Bitzer鈥�..Aaron Anthony
Sleary鈥�..Patrick Robinson
Production co-ordinators Lindsay Rees and Eleri Sydney McAuliffe
Sound by Rhys Morris, Nigel Lewis and Catherine Robinson
Directed by Emma Harding, 主播大秀 Audio Wales
On radio
Broadcast
- Sun 6 Oct 2024 15:00主播大秀 Radio 4