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Closely Observed Trains

It is 1945. For gauche young apprentice Milos Hrma, life at the sleepy railway station in Bohemia is full of complex preoccupations. Stars John Bradley and Verity Henry.

It is 1945. For gauche young apprentice Milos Hrma, life at the sleepy railway station in Bohemia is full of complex preoccupations. There is the burden of dispatching German troop trains; the shocking scandal of Dispatcher Hubicka; and the vexing problem of his sexual performance.

Classic comedy drama from celebrated Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal.

Dramatised by Ian Kershaw

Milos ..... John Bradley
Masha/Virginia ..... Verity Henry
Hubicka ..... Jason Done
Lansky ..... Howard Chadwick
Mother/Viktoria ..... Fiona Clarke
Slusny/Father ..... Jonathan Keeble
Zednicek ..... Hamilton Berstock

Closely Observed Trains, which became the award-winning Jiri Menzel film of the 'Prague Spring', is a classic of post-war literature, a small masterpiece of humour, humanity and heroism.

Director: Gary Brown

First broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 4 in 2015.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 2 Aug 2020 15:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Milos John Bradley
Masha Verity Henry
Virginia Verity Henry
Hubicka Jason Done
Lansky Howard Chadwick
Mother Fiona Clarke
Viktoria Fiona Clarke
Slusny Jonathan Keeble
Father Jonathan Keeble
Zednicek Hamilton Berstock
Director Gary Brown
Producer Gary Brown
Author Bohumil Hrabal
Adaptor Ian Kershaw

Broadcasts

  • Sat 29 Aug 2015 14:30
  • Sun 21 Jul 2019 16:00
  • Mon 22 Jul 2019 04:00
  • Sun 2 Aug 2020 15:00

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