the pursuit of love & love in a cold climate

Produced by Pete Atkin.įirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30th December 1993. Directed by Marion Nancarrow.įirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 3rd May 1999.īased on Mitford's Madame de Pompadour, this three-part drama vividly evokes the colourful atmosphere of 18th-century Versailles, and Louis XV's tempestuous relationship with his adored mistress, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour.įirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 10th - 24th December 1971.Īdapted from the witty correspondence of lifelong literary friends Evelyn Waugh and Nancy Mitford, this entertaining, gossipy 'conversation in letters' stars Timothy West and Prunella Scales.Īdapted by Alan Bell. Amanda Root stars in this sparkling sequel to The Pursuit of Love.ĭramatised by Claire Luckham. Produced by Norman Wright.įirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 23rd February 1974.Ī glamorous invitation to a grand party at Hampton-home of the fantastically rich Montdores and their beautiful daughter Polly-brings Fanny into the world of 1920s high society: and in and out of love when the temperature drops.

Other parts played by Sion Probert, George Raistrick, Alan Rowe and William Sleigh.Īdapted by Alan Melville. This bittersweet tale follows the fortunes of Fanny Logan and her eccentric aristocratic cousins, the Radletts, as they embark on disastrous love affairs and misconceived marriages while searching for Mr Right. Collected here are adaptations of her two best sellers, the semi-autobiographical The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate, her delightful biography of Louis XV's chief mistress, and a pair of fascinating programmes exploring her own unconventional life. An aristocrat and socialite, she mingled with the 'Bright Young Things' in interwar London, and went on to satirise their foibles in razor-sharp, wickedly funny prose. The eldest of the notorious Mitford sisters, Nancy Mitford was renowned for her comic novels of upper-class life. BBC Radio adaptations of Nancy Mitford's most famous novels and acclaimed biography of Madame de Pompadour plus bonus programmes.

The pursuit of love & love in a cold climate