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Four of JM Barries finest plays, plus two documentaries exploring the history of Peter Pan.
JM Barrie is famous worldwide for his iconic creation, Peter Pan. However, many of his other works have been undeservedly forgotten. This collection contains three of his lesser-known plays, revisited for radio, as well as a dramatisation of his beloved story of the boy who never grew up.
‘Dear Brutus’
On Midsummers Eve, in a magic wood, a group of guests invited by the mysterious, Puck-like Lob are offered something they all desire a second chance…Starring Jeffrey Segal as Lob.
‘The Admirable Crichton’
Crichton is the perfect butler, and the perfect snob, but his employer, Lord Loam, believes all men should be equal. Crichton is horrified by his masters liberal opinions and it will take a sea change to alter them. Starring Russell Tovey as Crichton.
‘Mary Rose’
A soldier stares into the fire in an empty, dark house as an unsettling and tragic history unfolds before him. This haunting, eerie drama about a sinister Scottish island and a mysterious, elusive girl stars Bill Paterson and Bryony Hannah.
‘Peter Pan’
A strange visitor transforms the Darling household one bedtime, whisking the children away to a land of adventure and wonder…This swashbuckling dramatisation of Barries timeless tale, directed by the award-winning Dirk Maggs, stars Toyah Willcox, Ron Moody, June Whitfield and Roy Hudd.
Bonus programmes include Opening Nights: Peter Pan Takes Flight, in which Russell Davies presents a fascinating insight into the world premiere of Peter Pan in 1904, and Why JM Barrie Wrote The Little White Bird, exploring the origins of Peter Pan and his first adventures.
Peter Pan published with the support of Great Ormond Street Hospital Childrens Charity. A company limited by guarantee (company number 09338724) and a registered charity (charity number 1160024).
Episode List
- 01 – Dear Brutus
- 02 – The Admirable Crichton
- 03 – Mary Rose
- 04 – Peter Pan – Away to Neverland
- 05 – Peter Pan – In the Mermaids Lagoon
- 06 – Peter Pan – An Awfully Big Adventure
- 07 – Peter Pan – Spring Cleaning Time Again
- 08 – Opening Nights
- 09 – Peter Pan Takes Flight