Do3 - Shaw - You Never Can Tell, 29 Sept

[french frank]

Bernard Shaw's 1897 comedy, You Never Can Tell.

A new production, two hours long, in the new "established" drama slot of 10pm. Last of the 'attitudes to women' trilogy. Since it will finish at midnight I'm unlikely to be listening. May or may not get around to listening on the iPlayer - depends what else I can find to do (haven't yet managed to hear the Strindberg).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03brscp

With the end of The Wire, it's beginning to look like the Death of Drama on Radio 3.

[aeolium]

it's beginning to look like the Death of Drama on Radio 3

...after a long illness during which the patient had been getting progressively weaker. There won't be many mourners at the funeral.

[Richard Tarleton]

Bernard Shaw's 1897 comedy, You Never Can Tell.

A new production, two hours long, in the new "established" drama slot of 10pm. Last of the 'attitudes to women' trilogy.

I saw an all-star production of this in London in the mid-60s - Ralph Richardson (a hilarious turn as the butler), Moray Watson, Keith Baxter and Celia Bannerman, one of my favourite voices and a gifted actress. I shall try to listen to this though it will have to be on iPlayer! I think this was less preachy and didactic than some of Shaw - I did Major Barbara for A level

[french frank]

...after a long illness during which the patient had been getting progressively weaker. There won't be many mourners at the funeral.

I suppose it's respectful to see it to its end. They'll probably say they're 'relocating it' as "Drama on 4" - except that that will be the just same Radio 4 'drama' as now (which includes A Book At Bedtime and The Archers - hence the quotes round 'drama').