Iris Murdoch: The Sea, The Sea, A Severed Head & Something Special
- Author Iris Murdoch
- Narrator various
- Publisher BBC Audio
- Publish Date 24 September 2020
- Run Time 5 hours and 19 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Modern and contemporary fiction.
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What to expect
Full-cast dramatisations and a reading of works by Iris Murdoch, plus a bonus interview with the author herself
Booker Prize-winning author Iris Murdoch is renowned for her sublime fiction, exploring themes such as art, passion, morality and human freedom. Included in this collection are adaptations of two of her finest novels and a reading of her only published short story, as well as an edition of Writers Revealed in which Murdoch discusses her ideas and beliefs.
The Sea, The Sea
Charles Arrowby, celebrated actor, writer and director, has retired from his London world and come to the sea to become a hermit and draft his memoirs. But the past will not let him rest… This dramatisation of Murdoch’s most famous novel, which won the Booker Prize in 1978, stars John Wood as Charles and Joyce Redman as Hartley.
A Severed Head
When Martin Lynch-Gibbon's wife runs off with her analyst and his best friend, Palmer Anderson, the three characters attempt to behave in a civilised manner. But there is the matter of Martin's mistress and Palmer's sister to contend with – and undoubtedly the thin veneer of civilisation will crack… Iris Murdoch’s blackly comic satire on analysis and amorality stars Julian Rhind-Tutt, Victoria Hamilton and Matthew Marsh.
Something Special
Young Irishwoman Yvonne passionately believes that there is more to life than marriage to Sam, a respectable tailor's apprentice. But a night out in Dublin forces her to confront reality… Read by Catherine Cusack.
Writers Revisited: Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch talks about faith, religion and the creative process in conversation with Rosemary Hartill.
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