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8. Torment

Episode 8 of 10

As Emma embarks on a passionate affair, her lover Leon becomes troubled. Stars John Hurt, Sarah Smart and James D'Arcy.

Emma's sweet murmurs and kisses ravish L茅on's soul, but there seems to Leon something shadowy and ominous slipping between them.

Gustave Flaubert's French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness - the first great novel of adultery.

Narrated by John Hurt.

Dramatised by Diana Griffiths from Margaret Mauldon's translation.

Narrator ...... John Hurt
Charles ...... Conrad Nelson
Emma ...... Sarah Smart
Monsieur Homais ...... David Fleeshman
Leon Dupuis ...... James D'Arcy
Monsieur Lheureux ...... Seamus O'Neill
Justin ...... Sam Curtis

Producer: Pauline Harris

First broadcast on 91福利社 Radio 4 in September 2006.

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 5 Oct 2023 02:15
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