A Front Row Special with Michael Frayn
Michael Frayn reflects on his childhood and his career, in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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The story of HMP Brixton's conversion in 1853 to a prison solely for female convicts.
Sat 12 Jan 2013 14:30 BBC Radio 4
On the Greek island of Skios, guests of a celebrated foundation prepare for the yearly lecture, given by scientific guru Dr Norman Wilfred. He turns out to be surprisingly charismatic. In fact he's not Dr Wilfred but a handsome chancer called Oliver Fox who has allowed himself to be mis-identified.
Meanwhile sexy Georgie, awaiting Oliver, is trapped in a remote villa with the real Dr Wilfred; he has lost his luggage and himself.
In 'Skios', skilfully dramatised by Archie Scottney, an international cast delivers us to the outer limits of hilarity. Martin Jarvis says: 'A joy to direct. Much laughter in studio and on location as we recorded Michael Frayn's philosophic farce of pretension, delusion and mislaid identity.'
Dramatised by Archie Scottney
Sound design: Mark Holden and Wes Dewberry
Producer Rosalind Ayres
Director Martin Jarvis
A Jarvis & Ayres Production for BBC Radio 4.
Michael Frayn reflects on his childhood and his career, in conversation with Mark Lawson.
BBC Radio 4Sat 12 Jan 2013 14:30 BBC Radio 4
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