{"product_id":"2940173388971","title":"Iris Murdoch: The Sea, The Sea, A Severed Head \u0026 Something Special: A BBC Radio Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull-cast dramatisations and a reading of works by Iris Murdoch, plus a bonus interview with the author herself\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBooker Prize-winning author Iris Murdoch is renowned for her sublime fiction, exploring themes such as art, passion, morality and human freedom. Included in this collection are adaptations of two of her finest novels and a reading of her only published short story, as well as an edition of \u003ci\u003eWriters Revealed\u003c\/i\u003e in which Murdoch discusses her ideas and beliefs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sea, The Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Arrowby, celebrated actor, writer and director, has retired from his London world and come to the sea to become a hermit and draft his memoirs. But the past will not let him rest... This dramatisation of Murdoch's most famous novel, which won the Booker Prize in 1978, stars \u003cb\u003eJohn Wood\u003c\/b\u003e as Charles and \u003cb\u003eJoyce Redman\u003c\/b\u003e as Hartley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Severed Head\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Martin Lynch-Gibbon's wife runs off with her analyst and his best friend, Palmer Anderson, the three characters attempt to behave in a civilised manner. But there is the matter of Martin's mistress and Palmer's sister to contend with - and undoubtedly the thin veneer of civilisation will crack... Iris Murdoch's blackly comic satire on analysis and amorality stars \u003cb\u003eJulian Rhind-Tutt, Victoria Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMatthew Marsh\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSomething Special\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung Irishwoman Yvonne passionately believes that there is more to life than marriage to Sam, a respectable tailor's apprentice. But a night out in Dublin forces her to confront reality... Read by \u003cb\u003eCatherine Cusack\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriters Revisited: Iris Murdoch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIris Murdoch talks about faith, religion and the creative process in conversation with Rosemary Hartill.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47099134968048,"sku":"2940173388971","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940173388971_p0.jpg?v=1769908259","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940173388971","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}