Opening Lines Podcast
Producer and writer John Yorke has worked in television and radio for 30 years, and he shares his experience with Radio 4 listeners as he unpacks the themes and impact behind the books, plays and stories that are being dramatised in Radio 4's weekend afternoon dramas.
Episodes to download
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Georges - Episode 2
Sun 5 Mar 2023
John Yorke on Alexander Dumas and race in his forgotten classic; Georges.
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Georges - Episode 1
Sun 26 Feb 2023
John Yorke looks into a forgotten swashbuckler, Georges by Alexander Dumas.
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The Bronze Horseman
Sun 19 Feb 2023
John Yorke looks at Alexander Pushkin鈥檚 celebrated narrative poem, The Bronze Horseman.
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Yentl the Yeshiva Boy
Sun 12 Feb 2023
John Yorke looks at how Isaac Bashevis Singer's short story Yentl makes its mark.
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Lady Chatterley's Lover - Episode 2
Sun 5 Feb 2023
John Yorke takes a look at Lady Chatterley's Lover by D H Lawrence.
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Lady Chatterley's Lover - Episode 1
Sun 29 Jan 2023
John Yorke takes a look at Lady Chatterley's Lover by DH Lawrence.
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Welcome to Opening Lines
Thu 19 Jan 2023
Introducing John Yorke鈥檚 series on books, plays and stories, asking what makes them work.
