The Hanleys
Writers James and Timmie Hanley send news and advice to their son Liam across 30 years. With Katherine Jakeways and Paul McGann.
Writing the Century: The Hanleys
Dramatised by Lizzie Nunnery.
The series which explores the 20th century through the diaries and correspondence of real people.
From their rural cottage in Llanfechain, North Wales, the writer James Hanley and his wife Timmie, write almost weekly to their son Liam as he attends school, then National Service in Malta, before moving to London and becoming a journalist then a painter.
Originally from Liverpool, James is a grafter and full of hopes for his son. From an aristocratic background, brimming with wit and wisdom, Timmie balances the rigours of creative endeavour with a candid eye on the world and a will to negotiate Liam through the pitfalls of life.
Timmie … Katherine Jakeways
James … Paul McGann
Young Timmie … Hannah Barker
Young James … Jonny Green
Directed by Janine H. Jones
A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cymru Wales Production
First broadcast in 2016.
Last on
Broadcasts
- Sat 17 Dec 2016 13:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 18 Dec 2016 01:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 14 Mar 2021 14:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 15 Mar 2021 02:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra