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2. The Seeker of Love
Episode 2 of 8
Having lost his first love, will Marionetta now meet with Scythrop’s father’s approval? Read by Kenneth Williams.
Having lost his first love, will Marionetta now meet with Scythrop’s father’s approval?
Kenneth Williams continues the Gothic satire poking fun at the Romantic Movement in English literature of the time and its obsession with the morbid.
First published in 1818, ‘Nightmare Abbey’ follows the fortunes of widower Christopher Glowry, who lives with his son, Scythrop, in the dilapidated family mansion- in Lincolnshire, on a dry stretch of land between the sea and the fens.
Abridged in eight parts and produced by Martin Remes.
First broadcast on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 in 1979.
Last on
Wed 14 Nov 2018
02:00
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 Extra
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- Tue 13 Nov 2018 14:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 14 Nov 2018 02:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 Extra