William Boyd Radio Plays
BBC Broadcasts
1985 A good man in Africa*
1998 The late book..Armadillo
1998 The destiny of Natalie X*
2001 A Haunting*
nk.....On the Yankee Station*
NOTES
A GOOD MAN IN AFRICA....1985
R4, 19 Mar 85. With Alan Rickman, Alison
Steadman, Elizabeth Ryder, Mary Wimbush. 120m.
THE DESTINY OF NATHELIE X....1998
R4 20thNov98, Friday Play, 55m.
ARMADILLO (a reading, not a play)....1998
10 episodes, ending 18 Apr 98; abridged by Neville Teller in
10 15-minute episodes. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
A HAUNTING....2001
R3, 28.12.01: What do a marital breakdown, a wave phenomenon from the world of Physics,
and a Scottish water engineer have in common? This play provides an answer.
It's a modern ghost story, and the Saltire wave - one which continues when
the original cause of the disturbance has disappeared - discovered 150
years ago in a drainage channel, might possibly have repercussions in
other dimensions. Stars John Sessions, with Liam Brennan, Crawford
Logan, Eliza Langland, Emma Currie and Joanna Tope; directed in Edinburgh by Dave Bachelor.
ON THE YANKEE STATION
written & adapted by William Boyd, 60m. Revenge on an American
aircraft carrier. Directed by Richard Wortley. BBC World Service.
Nigel Deacon / Diversity Website
