Sarah Wooley Festival

Afternoon Drama: Festival First broadcast: Tue 31st Jul 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM By Sarah Wooley A comedy drama about festivals and the start of a legendary literary romance. In 1962, novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard took on the job of running the Cheltenham Literary Festival. It was to be a baptism of fire. A BBC Scotland Production Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane Elizabeth Jane Howard:…..Melody Grove John Moore:…..Tony Gardner Colin 'Monkey' Howard:…….Will Howard Kingsley Amis:…..Jonathan Forbes Carson McCullers:…..Emma Handy Gallery Owner:….Emma Handy Councillor:……Emma Handy James Douglas-Henry:…..John Lightbody Councillor:…..John Lightbody Peter Scott:…..John Lightbody Other parts played by members of the cast Elizabeth Jane Howard was the director of Cheltenham Literature Festival in 1962 and met Kingsley Amis. Their divorce in 1983 was acrimonious but they were happy for many years.  

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.