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Exit, Pursued by Vat Man

Synopsis
Fay Weldon’s specially commissioned story takes Hermione from A Winter’s Tale and gives her a modern day dilemma no less dramatic than the original. Read by Eleanor Bron.
Series
Twenty Minutes
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
3 Dec 2005 at 21:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration
15 mins

Credits

Writer
Fay Weldon
Contributor
Eleanor Bron

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Historical period
Contemporary
Plays
Winter’s Tale, The
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History
This 15-minute piece was broadcast as an interval programme between Act II and Act III of a live transmission of Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

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