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maggie1953	Simon russell Beale as George Smiley	Lead	[-]
Posts: 92 (05/25/09 01:41) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None Radio 4's Saturday Play has a series of radio dramatizations of John LeCarre's books featuring George Smiley. SRB is Smiley. I just listened online to the first story, "Call for the Dead". I enjoyed it very much - particularly Smiley's "inner voice" being in the voice of his ex-wife, Ann. You can listen online for the next 6 days at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kgfch I found out about it from a Times Online piece on SRB. Here is a link to the article. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article6342271.ece Great article! She could steal, but she could not rob.... Last Edited By: LilyBarthes 05/28/09 21:12. Edited 1 time.
JasmineStill		#1	[-]
Posts: 8846 (05/25/09 08:38) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I know - I missed it on Saturday but hope to catch it on iplayer. The rest of the cast looks very good too. Edited to say Stephen's brother Richard Dillane is in it. Last Edited By: JasmineStill 05/25/09 09:55. Edited 1 times.
maggie1953	links don't work	#2	[-]
Posts: 93 (05/25/09 10:52) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I'm not quite sure why the links aren't working, but if you go to BBC Radio 4, you'll find it under Programmes, Saturday Play. The article can be found doing a search at TimesOnline for Simon Russell Beale. It is the article dated 23/0509. I thought the name Dillane sounded very familiar, Jas. I hope you get a chance to listen to the play. It is very good! She could steal, but she could not rob....
JasmineStill		#3	[-]
Posts: 8847 (05/25/09 11:28) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I just listened to it on BBC iplayer Maggie (not available outside the UK); and the article I had already read in the newspaper. The play is indeed very good. I don't know how he does it, but SRB is just so bloody brilliant in everything he ever does - he must get quite bored with his own ability. I'm looking forward to the second one in the series next Saturday because a good friend of mine is in it.
Luscious Lenny Nero		#4	[-]
Posts: 1534 (05/25/09 11:45) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Drat, I saw this advertised and forgot to listen to it. Sounds like it's worth making the effort on BBC iplayer. D xx "He's like fire. And ice. And rage. He's like the night and the storm and the heart of the sun. He's ancient and forever, he burns at the centre of time, and he can see the turn of the universe."
JasmineStill		#5	[-]
Posts: 8848 (05/25/09 15:44) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	It is, Doulla, it's a good story and very beautifully acted. As Maggie said, the device of having Smiley's ex-wife speak to his sub-conscious works well.
Bluekygirl		#6	[-]
Posts: 827 (05/26/09 23:43) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Maggie, thanks for the heads up about the Smiley plays. This is terrific!
LilyBarthes	Corrected link	#7	[-]
Posts: 1066 (05/28/09 21:16) Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I went in and edited the link in that thread, you might see if it works now. The page says there are 2 more days to listen to it. It was showing an extra slash in the URL I was seeing in the preview. I've also set up a tinyurl link: http://tinyurl.com/pwb96l. I can't hear the program (here in the U.S.) as has been pointed out, it's a UK only program, apparently. But someone try the link and see if it works for you. I get the BBC player, but I hear live radio, not the drama. (The other) Maggie Last Edited By: LilyBarthes 05/28/09 21:20. Edited 1 times.
Bluekygirl		#8	[-]
Posts: 828 (05/28/09 21:28) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Maggie, if you let the live radio run for a bit, the play starts. I listened to all of it yesterday. I think it's only video that we can't see here. Simon Russell Beale has a lovely and expressive voice. Last Edited By: Bluekygirl 05/28/09 21:31. Edited 1 times.
JasmineStill		#9	[-]
Posts: 8870 (05/29/09 08:35) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	He does. And I loved the tiny little touches like when he rang on a doorbell and you heard him clear his voice ever so quietly, like you do when you're waiting for someone to answer the door.
Bluekygirl		#10	[-]
Posts: 832 (05/29/09 16:17) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Yes, I noticed that, too. It was a full performance, and well thought-out for radio. And like Maggie, I liked the internal discussions with his ex-wife. I'm looking forward to the next one. It looks as if we may be getting closer to seeing BBC content internationally. The BBC is beginning discussions about putting its video content on YouTube. Last Edited By: Bluekygirl 05/29/09 16:37. Edited 1 times.
maggie1953		#11	[-]
Posts: 94 (05/31/09 15:17) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Maggie, if you can't to the streaming from the Saturday Play site, try going to IPlayer Home and try it from there. I just listened to the second episode from there after having trouble at the site. "The content seems to be unavailable. Try again later." That is so polite! SRB was great again and I loved Jeffrey Palmer and Marcia Warren. She could steal, but she could not rob....
Bluekygirl		#12	[-]
Posts: 834 (05/31/09 16:09) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I've been a Jeffrey Palmer fan ever since he was in As Time Goes By with Judi Dench.
maggie1953		#13	[-]
Posts: 95 (05/31/09 16:43) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Wasn't that a great show?!?The first time I remember him was in Yes Prime Minister. He is just so great at understatement! She could steal, but she could not rob....
JasmineStill		#14	[-]
Posts: 8876 (05/31/09 16:53) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I haven't heard the second one yet - have to catch it on iplayer. I don't think Palmer was in Yes Minister or Yes Prime Minister btw - you might be thinkng either of Paul Eddison or of Nigel Hawthorne (both of them both late and great).
maggie1953		#15	[-]
Posts: 96 (05/31/09 20:02) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Oh you're right about the Yes Minister - and I spelled his name wrong, too! I think I was thinking of Paul Eddington's character as having Palmer's face - LOL! I mistook Eddington for Palmer again in my memory in The Good Life (another favorite) - I've just confirmed it in IMDB...sad how a mind goes......But, I do remember Palmer from Reggie Perrin and he was great! She could steal, but she could not rob.... Last Edited By: maggie1953 05/31/09 20:08. Edited 1 times.
maggie1953		#16	[-]
Posts: 97 (06/02/09 21:46) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I had thought BBC 4 was going to air all 8 books in succession, but it appears we won't get George this coming Saturday But hopefully we'll get another one soon.....I liked this last one, but not as well as the first. maybe it was the lack of spies or the quick succession of plot twists at the end - in any event, it was still a great deal of fun. I just hope he comes back soon for another thrilling adventure! LOL! She could steal, but she could not rob....
JasmineStill		#17	[-]
Posts: 8897 (06/03/09 07:16) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I agree, not quite as good as the first, but still very enjoyable. I love Marcia Warren.
Bluekygirl		#18	[-]
Posts: 839 (06/03/09 16:10) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	This one was a straightforward mystery and George Smiley is wasted in a mystery. He's much too subtle for that. Maggie, I was very sorry to hear that the plays are going to be spread out over a period of months because now I will never be able to keep up with them. Very annoying.
maggie1953		#19	[-]
Posts: 98 (06/03/09 23:41) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Yes, this second play seemed more like Agatha Christie than I had expected. {Edited to say that's not a bad thing....it's just different. Plus I think I became very thick headed about the music case and just who had it when, and missed out on a few why's in the process.} I have just listened to an interview with SRB on Front Row. Although the focus was primarily on Winter's Tale and Cherry Orchard, Smiley did come up. Apparently the series will resume in July - not too long of a wait! She could steal, but she could not rob.... Last Edited By: maggie1953 06/04/09 00:35. Edited 1 times.
Bluekygirl		#20	[-]
Posts: 847 (06/06/09 12:54) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Maggie, I think the next play is on July 5 (but I'm not positive). Maybe we could remind each other to keep an eye out for it? I'm very absent-minded...

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