Blandings (radio series)
 Cover of the audio cassette release of Galahad at Blandings, part of the Blandings radio series | |
| Genre | Comedy |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Starring | Richard Vernon Ian Carmichael |
| Written by | Richard Usborne, adapted from the works of P. G. Wodehouse |
| Produced by | Bobby Jaye Martin Fisher Gareth Edwards |
| Narrated by | Nigel Anthony Ronald Fletcher Moray Watson |
| Original release | 2 February 1985 – 13 February 1992 |
The Blandings radio series is a series of radio dramas based on the Blandings Castle stories by British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse.[1] The stories were dramatised by Wodehouse biographer Richard Usborne.[2] The series ran between 1985 and 1992 on BBC Radio 4.
The 1985 episodes are based on six short stories. The first five of these short stories were featured in the collection Blandings Castle and Elsewhere (1935), while the sixth, "The Crime Wave and Blandings", was collected in Lord Emsworth and Others (1937). The later episodes are based on four novels published between 1929 and 1965.
Main cast
- Narrator – Nigel Anthony (short stories), Ronald Fletcher (Summer Lightning), Moray Watson (the other novels)
- Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth – Richard Vernon
- The Hon. Galahad Threepwood – Ian Carmichael
- Beach – Lockwood West (short stories), Timothy Bateson (Summer Lightning and Pigs Have Wings), John Rapley (Heavy Weather), Harold Innocent (Galahad at Blandings)
- Lady Constance Keeble – Margot Boyd (short stories), Elizabeth Spriggs (Summer Lightning, Heavy Weather), Joan Sanderson (Pigs Have Wings)
- The Hon. Frederick Threepwood – Steve Hodson
- Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe – Richard Marsh
Episodes
The seven episodes released in 1985 are based on Blandings Castle short stories, while later episodes are based on novels.
- "The Custody of the Pumpkin" – 2 February 1985[3]
- "Lord Emsworth Grows a Beard" – 9 February 1985[4]
- "Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey" – 16 February 1985[5]
- "Company for Gertrude" – 23 February 1985[6]
- "Lord Emsworth and the Girlfriend" – 2 March 1985[7]
- "The Crime Wave at Blandings" – 9 March 1985 to 16 March 1985 (two parts)[8]
- Summer Lightning – 12 March 1987 to 16 April 1987 (six parts)[9]
- Heavy Weather – 12 July 1988 to 4 August 1988 (four parts)[10]
- Pigs Have Wings – 22 August 1989 to 12 September 1989 (four parts)[11]
- Galahad at Blandings – 23 January 1992 to 13 February 1992 (four parts)[12]
Production
The short story episodes broadcast in 1985 were produced by Bobby Jaye. Martin Fisher produced the episodes based on Summer Lightning, Pigs Have Wings and Heavy Weather, and Gareth Edwards produced the episodes based on Galahad at Blandings.[13]
References
- References
- ^ "Blandings On Radio 4". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Taves (2006), p. 133.
- ^ "Blandings: The Custody of the Pumpkin". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Blandings: Lord Emsworth Grows a Beard". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Blandings: PigHoo-oo-o-o-o-ey!". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Blandings: Company for Gertrude". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Blandings: Lord Emsworth and the Girlfriend". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Blandings: The Crime Wave At Blandings". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Blandings: Summer Lightning". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Blandings: Heavy Weather". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Blandings: Pigs Have Wings". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Galahad at Blandings". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Lucas, John (2 February 2014). "Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville". The Global British Comedy Collaborative. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- Sources
- Taves, Brian (2006). P. G. Wodehouse and Hollywood. London: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2288-3.