2015
Macedonia, by David Rudkin
A Patriot for Me, by John Osborne
2014
Book of the Week featuring Michael reading Philip Larkin - Life, Art and Love by James Booth.
2013
Words and Music: Richard Wagner: Transformations and Transfigurations. A selection of prose and poetry combined with music, evoking the spirit and art of Richard Wagner.
2012
Book of the Week BBC Radio 4: Wilkie Collins by Peter Ackroyd
2011
Words and Music. Mozart an Inspiration. Readings of works inspired by Mozart.
2010
About Love, five Chekhov stories
2009
2006
Johannes Aventinus/The scholar in The Road, the House, the Road by Howard Barker
Charles Dickens in Little Nell, by Simon Gray
2005
Nick in Grief
2004
Arden in Arden of Faversham
2002
The Voice in Kill the Cameraman First by Don Taylor
2001
The Black Monk by Anton Chekhov
2000
Edmund in Losing Rosalind by Ellen Dryden
1999
With Great Pleasure: Andrew Motion
Francis Poulenc in The Foot of the Cross or the Muzzle of the Gun by Ian Burton
Work in Progress, talking about the rehearsal period of Timon of Athens
Molière in Molière, or the League of Hypocrites by Mikhail Bulgakov
1998
A Good Read, discussing Alberto Manguel A History of Reading
Deeley in Old Times by Harold Pinter
With Great Pleasure: Michael Bodganov
Stafford on Humour: Patrick Campbell
1997
With Great Pleasure: Jenny Agutter
1996
William in Judith Shakespeare by Nan Woodhouse
Shakespeare in Merely Players by Don Taylor
1995
John in Morning Has Broken by Susan Carlton
1994
Milton in Underworld by Don Taylor
Playing a Part: Coriolanus
John Ruskin in Parrots and Owls by John Purser
1993
Tamburlaine in Tamburlaine the Great by Christopher Marlowe
1992
Moriarty in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Conan Doyle
Moriarty in The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Conan Doyle
1991
Wellington in The Other Side of the Hill by Peter Luke
Conversation Piece, talking about his life and work
1988
Achilles in King Priam by Andrew Rissik
Capt. Arthur Phillip in The Most Valuable Acquisition
1987
Oedipus Stalin by Zinovy Zinik
Kaleidoscope: If It’s Monday, It Must Be Croydon
1986
Jude in Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
Bill Mottram in The Last Renaissance Man by T D Webster
Faber in Homo Faber by Max Frisch
1985
Shelley in Ariel to Miranda compiled by Judith Chernaik
A Celebration of England, words and music for St. George’s Day
Woman’s Hour – what did Hamlet write in his private notebook?
Arthur Bliss in The Making of ‘Morning Heroes’
The Maiden and the Beast by Zinovy Zinik
Sir Thomas Lawrence in Unhappy Disturber of Our Peace
1984
Pierre et Jean by Guy de Maupassant
The Angel on the Train by Eugene Dubnov
Ivor Clare in Sword of Honour by Evelyn Waugh
Alexander Pasternak in The Pasternak Papers
The Actors Are Come Hither, a celebration of Shakespeare’s birthday
The Way of the Cross, the story of the Crusades
1983
Luther in Luther by John Osborne
1982
The Belman in The Belman of London from the writings of Thomas Dekker
Montag in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Tasso in Torquato Tasso by J W von Goethe
1981
1980
Troilus in Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare
Orestes in Electra by Sophocles
Ambrosio in The Monk by Allan McClelland
Not sure of the date of following production:
There were probably Radio appearances before this date - but this is where my records commence!
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