Time and the Conways by J B Priestley

Priestley, J. B.  Time and the Conways. 1937.

Radio adapt. By Sue Wilson. Cast: Marcia Warren, Stella Gonet, Belinda Sinclair, Amanda Redman, Emma Fielding, John Duttine, Toby Stephens, John McArdle. (BBC Radio Drama). BBC Radio 4, 17 Sept. 1994. Online audio. YouTube (Cecily Parsley) 24 Nov. 2018.*

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Time and the Conways by J B Priestley was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 17th September 1994 1919: A World War has just ended. The Conway family gather to celebrate daughter Kay's 21st birthday party. But 19 years later we see that the future is far from the one they imagined. Marcia Warren and Stella Gonet star in J. B. Priestley’s classic family drama about the nature of time. Time and the Conways follows the fortunes of one family over a period of years, and offers a moving perspective on the abstract nature of the past, present, and future. 


This BBC Radio production features a distinguished cast, including Marcia Warren, Stella Gonet, Belinda Sinclair, Amanda Redman, and Toby Stephens. Mrs Conway: Marcia Warren Madge: Stella Gonet Kay: Belinda Sinclair Hazel: Amanda Redman Carol: Emma Fielding Alan: John Duttine Robin: Toby Stephens Ernest Beevers: John McArdle Joan Helford: Julia Hills Gerald Thorton: Christopher Scott Mr Ackroyd: Malcolm McKee Mrs Ackroyd: Sharon Wilmott Music composed by: Malcolm McKee. Oboe: Jenny Philips Directed by Sue Wilson BBC Radio 4 FM, 17 September 1994 19.50

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