In Search Of Lost Time

A BBC Radio six-part dramatisation of Marcel Proust's groundbreaking series of novels, tracing the extraordinary story of the author's own life. Starring James Wilby and Jonathan Firth, and with a distinguished cast including Harriet Walter, Imogen Stubbs and Corin Redgrave, this rich, multi-layered adaptation brings out all the variety and subtlety of Proust's magnificent masterpiece. Featuring a fictional version of himself - 'Marcel' - and a host of friends, acquaintances and lovers, 'In Search of Lost Time' is Proust's search for the key to the mysteries of memory, time and consciousness. As he recalls his childhood days, the sad affair of Charles Swann and Odette de Crecy, his transition to manhood, the tortures of love and the ravages of war, he realises that the simplest of discoveries can lead to astonishing possibilities. 'Delectable and memorable' - Guardian 'The kind of radio you shoo people out of the room for' - Independent on Sunday

A landmark BBC radio production of Proust's epic masterpiece, starring Derek Jacobi as the narrator, Marcel'Beautiful' - Charlotte Runcie, The TelegraphWaking in the small hours, Marcel Proust embarks on a retrospective journey, endeavouring to capture the elusive moments that shaped his life. A sip of tea and the taste of a madeleine prompt further recollections, and the floodgates of memory open, pouring forth a torrent of vivid reminiscences.Beginning with his childhood summers in Combray, and the long nights waiting for his mother to come and kiss him goodnight, he looks back on the places and people who have had a significant, lasting impact on him. The tragic story of his neighbour Charles Swann's obsessive love for the seductive Odette brings to mind his own youthful experiences and amours in Paris, Balbec and Venice; his mistress, Albertine; his closest companion, Robert; his predatory acquaintance the Baron de Charlus; and his many high-society friends and associates.Time, and the Great War, take their toll on Marcel and his circle, rendering the world he knows unrecognizable. But as he attempts to reconcile his past with his present, an encounter with an old flame sparks an epiphany, enabling him to finally become the writer he has always yearned to be...Adapted from the French by acclaimed playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker, this superb dramatisation of Proust's allegorical reflection on time, memory, art and love boasts an all-star cast including Derek Jacobi, Frances Barber, Paterson Joseph, Simon Russell Beale, Hattie Morahan and Robert Glenister.Production creditsTranslated and adapted from the French by Timberlake WertenbakerProduced and directed by Celia de WolffProduction Co-ordinator: Sarah TomblingRecording and Sound Design: David Chilton and Lucinda Mason BrownExecutive Producer: Peter HoareA Pier production for BBC Radio 4CastMarcel (narrator) - Derek JacobiYoung Marcel - Isaac WattsMaman - Sylvestra le TouzelPapa - Oliver CottonGrand-mere - Joanna DavidFrancoise - Susan BrownMadame Verdurin - Frances BarberMonsieur Verdurin - Jeff RawleDoctor Cottard - Lloyd HutchinsonTante Leonie/Marquise de Sainte Euverte/Madame de Sazerat - Pamela MilesMademoiselle Vinteuil/Prostitute/Madame d'Arpajon - Charlotte BlandfordMademoiselle Vinteuil's friend/Another prostitute - Phoebe MarshallOdette - Bessie CarterPianist/Lift boy/Servant - Daniel WhitlamCharles Swann - Paterson JosephRemi/Ski/Man at desk - Nicholas ArmfieldElstir Biche/Monsieur de Breaute/Butler - Daniel FlynnMadame de Gallardon/Queen of Naples - Christine KavanaghBrichot - Hugh RossForcheville/Boss/Bloch - Nicholas GleavesSaniette/Older man - Roger WatkinsMadame Cottard/Princess de Parme/Madame de Cambremer/Woman guest - Emma AmosYoung Gilberte - Mary GlenYoung Marcel - Isaac WattsMarcel - Blake RitsonGilberte - Emma MackeyMonsieur de Norpois/De Boulbon/Servant/Jupien/Marquis de Cambremer - Ben CroweRobert de Saint Loup - Kyle SollerBasin, Duke of Guermantes - Robert GlenisterOriane, Duchess of Guermantes - Fenella WoolgarBaron de Charlus - Simon Russell BealeAlbertine - Hattie MorahanMorel - Tom GlenisterAndree - Georgina BeedleMadame de Villeparisis - Serena EvansServant/Concierge/Manager/Doctor - Finlay PaulOther voices - Nicholas Armfield, Phoebe MarshallSoldiers - Daniel Whitlam, Nicholas Armfield, Toheeb Jimoh, Tom GlenisterTelephone operator - Alice HoskynsYoung men - Toheeb Jimoh, Finlay Paul, Daniel Whitlam, Sam RawleOther parts played by members of the companyFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 24-26 August 2019(c) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

A landmark BBC radio production of Proust's epic masterpiece, starring Derek Jacobi as the narrator, Marcel'Beautiful' - Charlotte Runcie, The TelegraphWaking in the small hours, Marcel Proust embarks on a retrospective journey, endeavouring to capture the elusive moments that shaped his life. A sip of tea and the taste of a madeleine prompt further recollections, and the floodgates of memory open, pouring forth a torrent of vivid reminiscences.Beginning with his childhood summers in Combray, and the long nights waiting for his mother to come and kiss him goodnight, he looks back on the places and people who have had a significant, lasting impact on him. The tragic story of his neighbour Charles Swann's obsessive love for the seductive Odette brings to mind his own youthful experiences and amours in Paris, Balbec and Venice; his mistress, Albertine; his closest companion, Robert; his predatory acquaintance the Baron de Charlus; and his many high-society friends and associates.Time, and the Great War, take their toll on Marcel and his circle, rendering the world he knows unrecognizable. But as he attempts to reconcile his past with his present, an encounter with an old flame sparks an epiphany, enabling him to finally become the writer he has always yearned to be...Adapted from the French by acclaimed playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker, this superb dramatisation of Proust's allegorical reflection on time, memory, art and love boasts an all-star cast including Derek Jacobi, Frances Barber, Paterson Joseph, Simon Russell Beale, Hattie Morahan and Robert Glenister.Production creditsTranslated and adapted from the French by Timberlake WertenbakerProduced and directed by Celia de WolffProduction Co-ordinator: Sarah TomblingRecording and Sound Design: David Chilton and Lucinda Mason BrownExecutive Producer: Peter HoareA Pier production for BBC Radio 4CastMarcel (narrator) - Derek JacobiYoung Marcel - Isaac WattsMaman - Sylvestra le TouzelPapa - Oliver CottonGrand-mere - Joanna DavidFrancoise - Susan BrownMadame Verdurin - Frances BarberMonsieur Verdurin - Jeff RawleDoctor Cottard - Lloyd HutchinsonTante Leonie/Marquise de Sainte Euverte/Madame de Sazerat - Pamela MilesMademoiselle Vinteuil/Prostitute/Madame d'Arpajon - Charlotte BlandfordMademoiselle Vinteuil's friend/Another prostitute - Phoebe MarshallOdette - Bessie CarterPianist/Lift boy/Servant - Daniel WhitlamCharles Swann - Paterson JosephRemi/Ski/Man at desk - Nicholas ArmfieldElstir Biche/Monsieur de Breaute/Butler - Daniel FlynnMadame de Gallardon/Queen of Naples - Christine KavanaghBrichot - Hugh RossForcheville/Boss/Bloch - Nicholas GleavesSaniette/Older man - Roger WatkinsMadame Cottard/Princess de Parme/Madame de Cambremer/Woman guest - Emma AmosYoung Gilberte - Mary GlenYoung Marcel - Isaac WattsMarcel - Blake RitsonGilberte - Emma MackeyMonsieur de Norpois/De Boulbon/Servant/Jupien/Marquis de Cambremer - Ben CroweRobert de Saint Loup - Kyle SollerBasin, Duke of Guermantes - Robert GlenisterOriane, Duchess of Guermantes - Fenella WoolgarBaron de Charlus - Simon Russell BealeAlbertine - Hattie MorahanMorel - Tom GlenisterAndree - Georgina BeedleMadame de Villeparisis - Serena EvansServant/Concierge/Manager/Doctor - Finlay PaulOther voices - Nicholas Armfield, Phoebe MarshallSoldiers - Daniel Whitlam, Nicholas Armfield, Toheeb Jimoh, Tom GlenisterTelephone operator - Alice HoskynsYoung men - Toheeb Jimoh, Finlay Paul, Daniel Whitlam, Sam RawleOther parts played by members of the companyFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 24-26 August 2019(c) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

In what renowned translator Arthur Goldhammer called "a piano reduction of an orchestral score," the first volume of Stephane Heuet's adaptation of In Search of Lost Time electrified the graphic community like no other-re-presenting the novel for anyone who has always dreamed of reading Proust but was put off by the sheer magnitude of the undertaking. Whereas the first volume described the narrator's childhood in the pastoral town of Combray, the second volume portrays the narrator's foray into adolescence, set in the opulent seaside resort of Balbec. Preserving Proust's original dissection of the spontaneity of youth, translator Laura Marris captures the narrator's infatuation with his playmates-his memories of their intoxicating afternoons together unfolding as if in a dream. Featuring some of Proust's most memorable characters-from mysterious Charlus to beguiling young Albertine-this second volume becomes a necessary companion piece for any lover of modern literature.

In what renowned translator Arthur Goldhammer called "a piano reduction of an orchestral score," the first volume of Stephane Heuet's adaptation of In Search of Lost Time electrified the graphic community like no other-re-presenting the novel for anyone who has always dreamed of reading Proust but was put off by the sheer magnitude of the undertaking. Whereas the first volume described the narrator's childhood in the pastoral town of Combray, the second volume portrays the narrator's foray into adolescence, set in the opulent seaside resort of Balbec. Preserving Proust's original dissection of the spontaneity of youth, translator Laura Marris captures the narrator's infatuation with his playmates-his memories of their intoxicating afternoons together unfolding as if in a dream. Featuring some of Proust's most memorable characters-from mysterious Charlus to beguiling young Albertine-this second volume becomes a necessary companion piece for any lover of modern literature.

The greatest French literary masterpiece of all time, now in the form of a graphic novel Shortlisted for the Oxford-Weidenfeld prize ______ 'Sumptuous. Elegant, beautifully paced... completely absorbing' The Guardian 'Extraordinary... a triumph' New Statesman 'Audacious' Financial Times ______ Proust's oceanic novel In Search of Lost Time looms over twentieth-century literature as one of the greatest, yet most endlessly challenging, literary experiences. Now, in what renowned translator Arthur Goldhammer says might be "likened to a piano reduction of an orchestral score," the French illustrator Stéphane Heuet re-presents Proust in graphic form for anyone who has always dreamed of reading him but was put off by the sheer magnitude of the undertaking. This graphic adaptation reveals the fundamental architecture of Proust's work while displaying a remarkable fidelity to his language as well as the novel's themes of time, art, and the elusiveness of memory.

The greatest French literary masterpiece of all time, now in the form of a graphic novel Shortlisted for the Oxford-Weidenfeld prize ______ 'Sumptuous. Elegant, beautifully paced... completely absorbing' The Guardian 'Extraordinary... a triumph' New Statesman 'Audacious' Financial Times ______ Proust's oceanic novel In Search of Lost Time looms over twentieth-century literature as one of the greatest, yet most endlessly challenging, literary experiences. Now, in what renowned translator Arthur Goldhammer says might be "likened to a piano reduction of an orchestral score," the French illustrator Stéphane Heuet re-presents Proust in graphic form for anyone who has always dreamed of reading him but was put off by the sheer magnitude of the undertaking. This graphic adaptation reveals the fundamental architecture of Proust's work while displaying a remarkable fidelity to his language as well as the novel's themes of time, art, and the elusiveness of memory.

For this authoritative English-language edition, D. J. Enright has revised the late Terence Kilmartin's acclaimed reworking of C. K. Scott Moncrieff's translation to take into account the new definitive French editions of la recherche du temps perdu (the final volume of these new editions was published by the Biblioth que de la Pl iade in 1989).

For this authoritative English-language edition, D. J. Enright has revised the late Terence Kilmartin's acclaimed reworking of C. K. Scott Moncrieff's translation to take into account the new definitive French editions of la recherche du temps perdu (the final volume of these new editions was published by the Biblioth que de la Pl iade in 1989).