Episode 3
Photographs of Bonnie and Clyde posing with guns are in the press. Now they are wanted - dead or alive. By Beatrice Colin. Starring Melody Grove. From August 2013.
by Beatrice Colin
A new look at the story of Bonnie and Clyde. The True Story of Bonnie Parker uses historical sources to illustrate how a series of often disastrous decisions led the former waitress from Cement City to end up as one of America's most wanted criminals. It reveals how the press first celebrated and then reviled Bonnie Parker as her notoriety grew. Even during their lifetimes, the depiction of the couple in the press was at considerable odds with the reality of their life on the road. But most of all, this is about a doomed love affair, a twentieth century Romeo and Juliet, with guns.
The photographs of Bonnie and Clyde posing with guns have been widely published in the press. The Barrow Gang is now wanted - Dead or Alive.
Other parts played by Liam Brennan and James Anthony Pearson.
Produced and directed by Gaynor Macfarlane.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Bonnie | Melody Grove |
| Clyde | Finn den Hertog |
| Buck | Robin Laing |
| Blanche | Rosalind Sydney |
| Actor | Liam Brennan |
| Actor | James Anthony Pearson |
| Director | Gaynor Macfarlane |
| Producer | Gaynor Macfarlane |
| Writer | Beatrice Colin |
Broadcasts
Wed 28 Aug 2013 10:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4- Wed 28 Aug 2013 19:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Wed 25 Oct 2017 14:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 26 Oct 2017 02:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
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