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John Banville - Bowen and Betjeman
4 Extra Debut. An imagined wartime encounter between Elizabeth Bowen and John Betjeman in Dublin. Starring Miranda Richardson and Toby Jones. From February 2014.
4 Extra Debut. Award-winning novelist, John Banville, imagines an encounter between Elizabeth Bowen and John Betjeman as they meet for luncheon in a Dublin hotel during the Second World War. As their conversation ranges over their lives, their loves, their politics, we are given a portrait of wartime Dublin and London and of the place of the artist in a world at war.
Writer ..... John Banville
Director ..... Gemma McMullan
Producer ..... Gemma McMullan.
Last on
Fri 30 Mar 2018
11:15
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bowen | Miranda Richardson |
| John Betjeman | Toby Jones |
| Isaiah Berlin | Nick Dunning |
| Goronwy Rees | Nicholas Murchie |
| Maurice Bowra | Gerard McDermott |
| Dermot | Miche Doherty |
| Noreen Colley | Sophie Harkness |
| Rosamond Lehmann | Maggie Cronin |
| Writer | John Banville |
| Director | Gemma McMullan |
| Producer | Gemma McMullan |
Broadcasts
Fri 14 Feb 2014 14:15- Mon 21 Mar 2016 14:15
- Fri 30 Mar 2018 11:15
