Wednesday 16 February 2011, 13:30
Olivier Award-winning writer Christopher Green has written a play about being a fan. He plays himself in the drama, called Like an Angel Passing through My Room. And, remarkably, so does Frida Lyngstad from Abba. The picture above shows the two of them in a Radio 4 studio recording the play and to mark what I am quite sure is a network first for Radio 4, I've pulled from the BBC archive a handful of lovely pictures of Frida and Abba from previous encounters with the BBC.
Like an Angel Passing through My Room is on Radio 4 at 1415 this afternoon. Listen to the play on the Radio 4 web site for seven days after transmission.
Abba on the Simon Bates show in 1977
Agnetha and Frida at the BBC in the 1970s
On Top of the Pops in 1976
Wearing Radio 1 T-shirts in the 1970s
Frida in an Abba television special filmed in Switzerland in 1979
With Lesley Judd on Blue Peter in 1978
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Comment number 1.
Suzie16th February 2011 - 15:10
Dear Radio 4, I have listened for years and never been moved to comment. However, I have just finished listening to The Afternoon Play 'Like an Angel Passing Through My Room'. I loved it! It was a beguiling mix of truth and fiction, dreams and reality, character and identity. So sensitive. So wise. Despite the melancholic thread throughout, so uplifting. Thank you Christopher. A wonderfully novel concept for a play.
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Comment number 2.
Fitzenstein16th February 2011 - 15:26
Thank you for such a strange but ultimately beautiful programme. Well done to everyone involved in this!
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Iain Walker16th February 2011 - 16:23
I am not in the habit of making comments but I was moved to say "thank you" for this afternoon's play, "Like An Angel Passing Through My Room."
I am of an age to remember Abba winning the Eurovision Song Contest and I even bought some of their records. This afternoon's play was not about memories, it was about emotions, understanding and coming to terms with life. Thank you so much.
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Ricardo17th February 2011 - 9:42
'Like an Angel Passing Through My Room' was refreshing: original in conception and execution.It was compelling. There seemed however to be a little confusion over gender but I tuned in a little late and probably missed something.
It reminded me of contact I had with Nina Van Pallandt and the complexity of interacting with a real person, with the same rights to privacy as the fan. Actually, I'd like to do a similar 'faction' format play.Any BBC producers there?
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lilahcat17th February 2011 - 17:50
A truely brilliant concept, one I throughly enjoyed beyond measure.....why do we not have more like this
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