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Cold Comfort Farm currently on Sounds

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 04/10/2024 12:38

What a treat. Patricia Gallimore plays Flora, which is very odd as I've known her for decades as Pat Archer, but she's doing a good job so far.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b007k1tz

Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm - 1. Flora's Rights - BBC Sounds

Flora Poste decides to live off her relatives, the Starkadders of Howling.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b007k1tz

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BaleOfHay · 04/10/2024 12:42

Thanks for the tip off!

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 04/10/2024 18:08

Bump. I listened to three episodes today. Really enjoyed them. Hoping #4 pops up tomorrow and I don't have to wait till Monday.

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StormingNorman · 04/10/2024 18:19

Thank you! I loved this book when I read it years ago.

Comedycook · 04/10/2024 18:19

Oh love this!

Agapornis · 06/10/2024 16:17

They're adding lots of archive drama to Sounds at the moment - I'm about to listen to Wally K Daly - The Silent Scream, featuring a certain Tim Bentinck (David Archer).

It annoys me that the Sounds app doesn't allow text description searching (it only checks title and subtitle) and therefore you can't search by actor. Has anyone found a solution to that? E.g. I know Adjoa Andoh has done quite a lot of radio work but searching for her name within Sounds produces very little.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 06/10/2024 16:36

It's not very good. It's often easier to use Google and that leads you to archive.org where any amount of stuff is available.

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Cooroo · 06/10/2024 16:37

Ooh thanks! One of my favourite books, I'll enjoy listening.

HarpQuartet · 06/10/2024 17:00

I've been listening to CCF and had not spotted it was Pat Archer! I love threads like this on Mumsnet as I use BBC Sounds a lot and it's never been clever enough to suggest all the wonderful stuff I've been recommended on here, like those archived plays recently-ish - Trouble with Lichen and Kind Hearts and Coronets and what not.

Howmanyusernames123 · 06/10/2024 17:02

Wasn’t there a to adaptation with Kate Beckinsale years ago? Must dig it out for a rewatch.

ETA ooh it’s on iPlayer for the next 4 months. Cast is stellar

CindyBirdsong · 06/10/2024 17:03

Thank you, passed this onto everyone!!

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