Tales of the City, series 1, ep 4/5
By Armistead Maupin. San Francisco, 1976. It's almost Thanksgiving and Anna rents out her last apartment. With Lydia Wilson. Introduced by Ben Hunte.
4 Extra's 'Gay Britannia' season host, Ben Hunte introduces the fourth part of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City.
San Francisco, 1976: Anna Madrigal has an empty rooftop apartment in her lodgings at 28 Barbary Lane. Travelling salesman Norman may be the perfect tenant. It's nearly Thanksgiving and romance is in the air - but not for Dede who gets some unexpected news...
A portrait of a free and easy era with the drug and sex counter-culture in full swing.
Starring Kate Harper as Anna Madrigal, Lydia Wilson as Mary Ann, Nancy Crane as Dede, Buffy Davis as Mona, Jos Slovick as Michael, Lou Hirsch as Edgar, Bernice Stegers as Binkie, John Guerasio as Beauchamp, Valerie Cutko as D'Or, Simon Lee Philips as Jon and Kerry Shale as Norman.
Dramatised by Bryony Lavery.
Director: Susan Roberts
First broadcast on ±«Óãtv Radio 4 in 2013.
The 'Gay Britannia' season on 4 Extra celebrates LGBT history in Britain for the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality.
Produced for ±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra by Peter Reed.
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- Thu 3 Aug 2017 14:30±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 4 Aug 2017 02:30±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
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