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Radio 4 play: Places in between

Head and life very full at the moment so not much blogging.

But my Radio 4 play aired this week and if you missed it you can catch if for the next week only at this link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/afternoon_play.shtml

Or if you ask me nicely I may send you a CD.

It’s about Rory Stewart who walks across Afghanistan just after the of the Taliban….

the R4 blurb is:

Dramatised by Benjamin Yeoh.

A travel narrative by Scottish author Rory Stewart about his solo walk across north-central Afghanistan in 2002. He started in Herat and ended in Kabul following the Hari Rud river from west to east. Along the way he passes through some of the most rugged, isolated and poor parts of the country. Set at the same time as the American invasion and occupation of Afghanistan after the events set in motion by 9/11, Rory made the walk in the middle of winter, adding additional hardship as he passed through the mountainous Ghor region and its many snow-bound passes and villages.

Rory ……Greg Wise
Qasim/Tajik soldier …… Mido Hamada
Abdul Haq ……. Omar Berdouni
Yusuf/Checkpoint soldier ……. Nayef Rashed
Dr Habibullah/Mullah ……. Nitin Ganatra
Bushire/Security soldier …… Emun Elliott
Nasir/Haji Mumtaz …… Tahmoures Tehrani

Producer/director Steve Canny.

February 16, 2007 | Filed Under  

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2 Responses to “Radio 4 play: Places in between”

  1. Andrew Eglinton on February 18th, 2007

    I just finished listening to it, thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing!

  2. Daryl H on May 19th, 2007

    Hi Ben,

    I’ve been reading Rory’s books after listening to him at the Philadelphia Book Festival a few weeks ago and I’d be very interested in listening to your play. If it’s still possible to get a CD or do some sort of download, please let me know as well as what you’d need to defray the expense.

    Also, are there any upcoming productions of your work in the NY/Philly area?

    Thanks
    Daryl

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    I'm a playwright and investment analyst. I have a broad range of interests: food, gardening, innovation & intellectual property, sustainability, architecture & design, writing and the arts. I sit on the board of Talawa Theatre Company and advise a CIS investment trust on socially responsible investments.

  • Recent Work

    Recent plays include, for theatre: Nakamitsu, Yellow Gentlemen, Lost in Peru, Lemon Love. For radio: Places in Between (R4), Patent Breaking Life Saving (WS).

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