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Things Fall Apart: BBC Radio Comedy Drama

Networks
BBC (as its archives name them)
Heard
2020
Episodes
1
Language
English

Chinua Achebe’s classic tale depicting pre-colonial 1890's Igbo village life, centring on the rise and fall of a powerful Igbo clan leader Okonkwo.

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A neighbouring clan commits an offence against Umuofia. To avoid war, the offending clan gives Umuofia a young boy, Ikemefuna who is entrusted to Okonkwo.

Okonkwo .... Okezie Morro

Ikemefuna / Uzowulu .... Clinton Liberty

Chinyere .... Grace Cookey-Gam

Ekwefi / Ezinma .... Marilyn Nnadebe

Obierika .... Cyril Nri

Odukwe / Ezeugu / Ekwueme .... Richard Pepple

Nwoye / One-Handed Spirit / Interpreter .... Michael Ajao

Rev Brown / District Commissioner.... Andonis Anthony

Mr Kiaga / Enoch / Ajofia / Head Messenger .... Sule Rimi

Written by Chinua Achebe

Dramatised by Biyi Bandele

Directed by Nadia Molinari

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2020

Episodes, in broadcast order

  1. Things Fall Apart

    No date given · 1 h 09 min

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  1. Things Fall Apart: BBC Radio Comedy Drama

    Old Time Radio · BBC Radio 4 · 1 episode here · archive.org

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