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A Shropshire Lad by AE Housman
4 Extra Debut. A new dramatic setting of Housman's famous poem, with interviews from Shropshire local people. Stars Simon Russell Beale.
A new dramatic setting of AE Housman's famous poem.
Set in a half-imagined Shropshire, "the land of lost content", this is an exploration of the fleetingness of love and decay of youth.
Adapted by Steven Canny.
Performed by Simon Russell Beale
With interviews and contributions from people across Shropshire.
Sound Design: Christopher Shutt
Producer: Steven Canny
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in July 2007.
Last on
Fri 1 May 2026
05:00
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
Broadcasts
Thu 5 Jul 2007 14:15麻豆社 Radio 4- Thu 4 Dec 2008 14:15麻豆社 Radio 4
- Thu 30 Apr 2026 15:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 30 Apr 2026 21:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 1 May 2026 05:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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