Learning on ScreenBaldi: Sick Rose
- Alternative title
- Sick Rose
- Synopsis
- In this episode of the Irish murder-mystery series created by Barry Devlin, priest-turned-sleuth Paolo Baldi digs around in the murderous world of gardening. The plot is loosely based on King Lear, with three daughters as potential inheritors of the gardening firm that belonged to the murdered patriarch Jack Meadows. Baldi’s knowledge of Shakespeare (references not only to Lear but also to Hamlet and the language of flowers) help him solve yet another hybrid mystery, even though it leads him on the wrong path at first ...
- Series
- Afternoon Play
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 28 Mar 2001 at 14:15 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
- Duration
- 45 mins
Credits
- Director
- Mark Lambert
- Writer
- Martin Meenan
- Contributor
- Barry Devlin
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- King Lear
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Mystery
Notes
- History
- Episode 3 of the third series of the murder-mystery drama revolving around the adventures of Paolo Baldi, Franciscan priest and lecturer of semiotics, set in Trinity College, Dublin. The drama series was originally launched on BBC Radio 4 in October 22, 2001 in the ‘Afternoon Play’ slot.
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
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