Olivia
Olivia and Douglas hope for a baby. Story of two English women living in India over 50 years apart. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner.
Olivia and Douglas hope for a baby.
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's beguiling story of two English women living in India more than 50 years apart.
In 1923, Olivia is unhappily married to a civil servant. Her step-granddaughter travels to the subcontinent years later to investigate Olivia's life, which her family regarded as βsomething dark and terribleβ.
The story centres on the experiences of two very different women in pre- and post- Independence India. One is circumscribed by English mores and the formal social structures of the Raj while the other is free to fall in love, live among Indian people, feel part of the culture. So, it's the story of social change as well as a potent love story.
Olivia ..... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Narrator ..... Abby Ford
Douglas ..... Simon Harrison
The Nawab ..... Ronny Jhutti
Harry ..... David Seddon
Inder Lal ..... Neet Mohan
Chid ..... Will Howard
Maji ..... Thusitha Jayasundera
Beth Crawford ..... Debra Baker
Dr Saunders ..... Sam Dale
Major Minnies ..... Chris Pavlo
Dramatised by Shelley Silas.
Pianist ..... Laurie O'Brien
Director: Gaynor Macfarlane
First broadcast on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in December 2015.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Olivia | Pippa Bennett-Warner |
Narrator | Abby Ford |
Douglas | Simon Harrison |
The Nawab | Ronny Jhutti |
Harry | David Seddon |
Inder Lal | Neet Mohan |
Chid | Will Howard |
Maji | Thusitha Jayasundera |
Beth Crawford | Debra Baker |
Dr Saunders | Sam Dale |
Major Minnies | Chris Pavlo |
Author | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
Adaptor | Shelley Silas |
Director | Gaynor Macfarlane |
Broadcasts
- Wed 9 Dec 2015 10:41ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Wed 9 Dec 2015 19:45ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Wed 8 Jan 2020 14:30ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 9 Jan 2020 02:30ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra