1. To Those who Appreciate Wisteria and Sunshine
An ad in The Times lures four women away from rainy London to a castle on the sunny Italian Riviera. Narrated by Jenny Funnell.
While at their Shaftesbury Avenue club on a rainy February day in London, Rosie and Lottie discover they鈥檝e been reading the same advertisement in The Times newspaper:
鈥淭o Those who Appreciate Wisteria and Sunshine. Small mediaeval Italian Castle on the shores of the Mediterranean to be let furnished for the month of April.鈥�
Can they seize this opportunity and escape to the sunny Italian Riviera or is it just an impossible dream?
High above the bay on the Italian Riviera stands San Salvatore, a mediaeval castle.
Also beckoned to this haven are Mrs Fisher and Lady Caroline Dester.
Each woman craves escape.
Lulled by the Mediterranean spirit, they gradually shed their skins and discover a harmony each of them has longed for.
Elizabeth von Arnim鈥檚 novel, first published in 1922.
Dramatised in five parts by Vivienne Allen.
Narrated by Jenny Funnell.
Lotty Wilkins 鈥�. Pippa Nixon
Rose Arbuthnot 鈥�. Lyndsey Marshall
Lady Caroline 鈥楽crap鈥欌��. Rhiannon Neads
Mrs Fisher 鈥�. Joanna Monro
Mellersh 鈥�. Stephen Critchlow
Domenico 鈥�. Chris Pavlo
Briggs 鈥�. Neet Mohan
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in April 2015
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Jenny Funnell |
| Lotty | Pippa Nixon |
| Rose | Lyndsey Marshal |
| Mrs Fisher | Joanna Monro |
| Caroline (Scrap) | Rhiannon Neads |
| Mellersh | Stephen Critchlow |
| Briggs | Neet Mohan |
| Frederick | Chris Pavlo |
| Domenico | Chris Pavlo |
| Francesca | Jessica Turner |
| Director | Tracey Neale |
| Producer | Tracey Neale |
| Author | Elizabeth von Arnim |
| Adaptor | Vivienne Allen |
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