Robin Glendinning Radio Plays
OPERATION BLACK BUCK....2012
5 June 2012: Afternoon Drama. By Robin Glendenning. During the Falklands War 30 years ago, the RAF staged the world's longest bombing run, in an attempt to damage the runway at Port Stanley. Using ageing Vulcan bombers, crews flew a round trip of 8000 miles from Ascension Island to the South Atlantic. Such a journey required not just in-flight refuelling, but re-fuelling of the refuelling planes - a hazardous undertaking which had never before been attempted. Not only were the raids themselves difficult to pull off, but even getting the aircraft ready for the flights was a major task. Aviation museums across the world were raided for spares, and key parts retrieved from junkyards.
No casting details. Producer: Jolyon Jenkins.
EDITH'S STORY....2010
Afternoon Play, 25 Feb 2010; rpt. 18 Jan 2012. In 1934 Edith Schloem was forced to leave Berlin aged 16. She was the daughter of a well-known German communist. This is the story of how she looked for sanctuary for her family. Edith played by Emerald O'Hanrahan, with Haydn Gwynne, Michael Shelton, Nigel Hastings, Tessa Nicholson, Mark Lambert, Stella McCusker, Miche Doherty. Producer Eoin O'Callaghan.
THE WINDSOR JEWELS....2009
11 Jul 09. Saturday Play. Robin Glendinning's black comedy tells the story of a real mystery. In 1946; the Duke of Windsor (formerly Edward VIII) and his wife (formerly Wallis Simpson) paid a visit to Britain; hoping to secure a government job for the Duke and a title for the Duchess. During the visit; the Duchess' jewels; worth millions; were stolen. Conspiracy theories abounded. Was it an inside job by the Royal Family; or even an insurance fraud by the Duke and Duchess? Duke of Windsor ...... Jon Glover, Duchess of Windsor ...... Christine Kavanagh, Capstick ...... Christian Rodska, Evans ...... Chris Yapp, Miss Martin/Mrs Jones/Resident ...... Amy Clifton, Bevin/Gardener ...... Alan Moore, Attlee ...... Paul Humpoletz, Lascelles/Newsreel ...... David Collins, First Hack ...... Stephen Perring, Second Hack ...... Paul Mohan.
Columbus, the Bones of the Story....2006
By Robin Glendinning. 16 May 06. To mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Christopher Columbus, an imaginative look at this great historical figure told from the perspective of his bones, which are believed to have been moved five times after the Great Admiral's burial. Cast:
Head ...... Nickolas Grace,
Knee ...... Geoffrey Beevers,
Big Toe ...... Keith Allen,
Queen Isabella ...... Joanna David,
Historian ...... Gary Waldhorn,
Anacaona ...... Jacey Salles,
Confessor ...... Miche Doherty,
Captain ...... Simon Imrie,
Officer ...... Kevin Jackson;
producer Gemma McMullan.
NINE DAYS IN MAY....2006
30 Apr 06, by Robin Glendinning. Play about the turbulent events within the British Broadcasting Company, led by John Reith, during the nine days of the General Strike in May 1926. The very early days of the BBC. Cast:
John Reith ...... Stuart McQuarrie ,
Stanley Baldwin ...... Bill Wallis ,
Winston Churchill ...... Alex Jennings,
Peter Eckersley ...... Adam Levy,
JCC Davidson ...... Nicholas Boulton,
Archbishop of Canterbury ...... Geoffrey Whitehead,
Newsreel Voice ...... Sam Kelly,
BBC Newsreader ...... Peter Donaldson ,
Ramsay MacDonald ...... Christian Rodska ,
Muriel Reith ...... Alison Reid .
Producer Gordon House.
Playing for Time - three days in May 1940....2005
by Robin Glendinning, R4 1430 29 Jan 05. A play about Churchill, who's been Prime Minister for a fortnight and is having to face up to the greatest defeat of the British Army at Dunkirk. He's challenged by the War Cabinet over the way he's conducting the war. If he loses the argument, he'll lose the premiership. Stars Robert Hardy as Churchill; cast includes Ronald Pickup,Jeremy Child, Geoffrey Whitehead, Bill Wallis. Director Jeremy Howe. .....ND, VRPCC newsletter.
Encore for Stalin....2005
By Robin Glendinning. 4 Aug 05.
One evening Radio Moscow broadcast a Mozart concerto which Stalin demands to hear again. Too afraid to tell Stalin no recording exists the orchestra have until daybreak to recreate it.
Maria Yudina ...... Imogen Stubbs ,
Ludmilla ...... Gillian Kearney ,
Anton ...... Peter Hanly ,
Smirnov ...... Gerard Murphy,
Girin ...... Leo Bill ,
Manager ...... James Greene ,
Pavlik ...... Darragh Kelly;
produced by Gemma McMullan.
That Man Atlee....2005
By Robin Glendinning.
9 Jul 05. Everyone thought the 1945 General Election, 50 years ago this month, was a shoe-in for Churchill. This play captures the drama of the events surrounding the election that shaped post-war Britain.
On the day of the count Labour are expecting to lose, but as the results swing their way and the Party smell power, Herbert Morrison tries to unseat his boss Clement Atlee. In a bout of political infighting that makes Blair versus Brown look like a tea party, an unlikely victor emerges to lead Great Britain into a Socialist future. Cast:
Clement Atlee ...... Bill Wallis,
Ernest Bevin ...... David Calder,
Herbert Morrison ...... Matthew Marsh,
Harold Laski ...... Philip Franks,
Vi Atlee ...... Diana Berriman,
Flippy Atlee ...... Katherine Heath,
Alison Atlee ...... Amy Clifton,
Janet Shipton ...... Alison Reid ,
The Home Service ...... David Collins,
Journalists ...... Chris Donnelly, Paul Mohan.
Directed by Jeremy Howe.
Emergency....1999
Friday Play 5 Feb 99. By Robin Glendinning. During the Second World War, or `the emergency', as the Irish call it, a German captain lands in Ireland and has many comic and bizarre adventures trying to recruit the help of the IRA to invade Britain. With Patrick O'Kane, Stella McCusker and Alan Barry. Director Roland Jaquarello.
compiled by Nigel Deacon / Diversity website
