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Six Degrees of Assassination: An Audible Drama by M J Arlidge featuring Andrew Scott and Freema Agyeman

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BBC Radio 4’s Dangerous Visions is a season of dramas exploring contemporary takes on future dystopias, inspired by the literary distinctiveness and imaginative world view of JG Ballard.

Sunday 23 June - Concrete Island by J. G. Ballard

On his way home, one Friday rush hour, bullish architect Maitland crashes his Jaguar off a motorway junction outside London. At first he seems bound to be rescued, but watched by passers-by, his attempts fail and he finds himself increasingly helpless and trapped on a strange, neglected island between the highways. Discovering that the island already has its own, marginalized inhabitants, a disturbed young woman and her co-dependent, brutish male helper, this modern day Crusoe is forced to confront himself and his new companions to construct a world in which he can survive.

Concrete stars Andrew Scott as Maitland. Directed by Mary Peate.

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The BBC has the episodes (as podcasts) available to download for a short period of time. 3 out of the 5 episodes are already up.

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Episode 1 is up on iPlayer for 10 days to listen to. Andrew plays Charles Damay

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According to HellYeahAndrewScott tumblr, the National Theatre recorded Andrew's reading and it will be available on cd.

http://hellyeahandrewscott.tumblr.com/post/12442613405/gospel-according-to-john-cd

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Olivia's Line by David Verela

Synopsis: Rome 1962: The biggest most expensive movie ever made is in production, Cleopatra, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The film is terribly delayed, massively over-budget and the co-stars are causing a terrific scandal.

Meanwhile Gil, the production meteorologist, has his eye on Olivia, one of Cleopatra's handmaidens but she's definitely not interested.

Gil....Andrew Scott
Olivia....Kelly Reilly
Steve....John Schwab
Mankiewicz....John Guerrasio
Simpson....Ryan McCluskey
GianFranco....Vincenzo Nicoli
Charlotte/Taylor....Helen Longworth
Burton....Tim Treloar

http://www.thegbcc.info/w-dr/Varela,%20David.html
http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/o/ol/olivia_s_line.html
http://davidvarela.wordpress.com/radio/olivias-line/

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Abridged for radio by award-winning playwright, Mike Bartlett, Cock was first presented by the English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre in 2009.

On a break from his boyfriend, John accidentally falls for a woman, causing pain all round and exploding John's conceptions of his relationship, his sexuality and his identity.

The cast stars Ben Whishaw, Andrew Scott, Katherine Parkinson and Paul Jesson.

Director/James Macdonald, Producer/Mary Peate

Sunday 20 November @ 9.30-11.00pm on BBC RADIO 3

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2011/47/drama-on-3-cock.html

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The first of 4 episodes ("The Murders in the Rue Morgue") will be broadcast on October 19th (on BBC Radio 4) at 11:30.

The Murders in the Rue Morgue
By Edgar Allan Poe.
Dramatised by Chris Harrald.

Synopsis: Inspector Lestrade was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Now he has a chance to get his own back, with tales of Holmes' rivals. He begins with the famous case of the Murders In The Rue Morgue, and the eccentric talents of Auguste Dupin.

Lestrade . . . . . James Fleet
Dupin . . . . . Andrew Scott
Lucy . . . . . Alex Tregear
Granjean . . . . . Sean Baker
Duborg . . . . . Brian Bowles
Mme Duborg . . . . . Jane Whittenshaw
The Sailor . . . . . Stuart McLoughlin

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b015zq2w

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Robert Lindsay is to lead the cast in an adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities for BBC Radio 4.The My Family star will play Dickens in the dramatisation, which sees him narrating some of the story.The drama will also feature Alison Steadman as governess Miss Pross and Rumpole of the Bailey star Jonathan Coy as Jarvis Lorry.

It will be broadcast over five consecutive days in Radio 4's Afternoon Play slot from 26 December.

Other performers in the cast include Andrew Scott - who played Paul McCartney in the BBC drama Lennon Naked - as Charles Darnay, and stage actress Lydia Wilson as Lucie Manette.

"For the first time, Radio 4 has given us the opportunity to tell the whole story in five afternoon plays," director Jessica Dromgoole told The Stage."We're very proud to have attracted such a talented cast and put it down to the sheer brilliance of the script."

The drama is being made as part of the BBC's Year of Books. The season also includes BBC One's forthcoming adaptation of Dickens' Great Expectations, marking the 200th anniversary of the author's birth.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15212883

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Andrew was on BBC radio 3 tonight with some exhilaratingly beatiful readings. The program was 'Words and music' ; the theme, speed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01460ph

Unfortunately it does not appear to be available to listen again. Hopefully it will be repeated, or some clever person has made a recording as I was unable to do so; I only realised it was Andrew when I recognised his voice!

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Andrew is currently recording Cock for BBC Radio 3.

"We're also recording Mike Bartlett's successful stage play for Drama on 3. The original cast from the Royal Court production, Ben Whishaw, Katherine Parkinson, Andrew Scott and Paul Jesson, will be reunited in this very modern comedy of manners which takes a playful, candid look at one man's sexuality and the difficulties that arise when you realise you have a choice."

Sources: Beebtron and Hell Yeah Andrew Scott

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Book of the Week - James Joyce - A Biography -Episode 1

"Living In Ireland had lost all meaning for Joyce; and the lure of 'exile' began to possess him. But if he was to elope with Nora he would need to secure an income, and would Nora go with him? Fortunately, she was as captivated by him as he was by her..."

Our five part reading of this voluminous account looks at Joyce's years spent in Europe, when he held down menial jobs, caroused a lot, experienced the ups and downs of married life, but still managed to produce works of literature that stand the test of time.

1. Gordon Bowker's study of the great writer, abridged for radio by Penny Leicester, begins with his early life in Dublin, which is full of japes with friends and then an eye to exile...

Narrator Jim Norton and the voice of Joyce is Andrew Scott.

You can listenhere at the BBC website.

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BBC Radio 4 will be airing the (five part) dramatized biography about Chekhov read by Andrew on May 16-20.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00q9n2j
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00q9nwt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00q9pp6
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00q9xrl
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qb397

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Andrew's latest BBC radio play, Referee, is on iPlayer if you want to listen.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010xzs7

Also check out the podcast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/ptw

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Afternoon Play – Referee
Friday 13 May
2.15-3.00pm BBC RADIO 4

Nick Perry's drama is set in the world of top-flight English football.

Geoff is a football referee at the top of his profession. But after a controversial game, he's heavily criticised and dropped from the upcoming cup final. Geoff's frustration builds and his scruples are soon tested.

Referee is a human drama about a man who does something stupid and is then sucked into a nightmare he cannot escape.

The cast stars Mark Addy as Geoff, Ralph Ineson as Don, Andrew Scott as Koch, Sean Baker as Pritchard, Denise Gough as Lisa, Sally Orrock as Karen, Rielly Newbold as Jamie, Brian Bowles as Manager and Stuart McLoughlin and Daniel Rabin as the Players.