BBC RADIO DRAMA: AGAINST THE GRAIN by Charlotte Greig

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  • Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
  • Against The Grain by Charlotte Greig was broadcast on BBC RADIO 4 on 24 Feb 2010.
    [Music removed during the play because of copyright including at the end under the credits - last line is a pig called "Josephine".]
    Story:
    Gemma, a promising young journalist, is sent to interview former restaurateur, Milo Markhov, whose glossy new cookery book, Against the Grain, is the latest publishing sensation. Milo has retired to the Perigord where he spends his time preparing experimental dishes in his search for the most pleasurable taste sensations. Gemma's disturbing experiences at the house of the reclusive chef lead her to contemplate a whole new way life.
    Cast:
    Gemma ..... Jasmine Hyde
    Milo ..... Robert Harper
    Herve .... Felix Callens
    Ruth ..... Nickie Rainsford
    Producer: Kate McAll

Комментарии • 56

  • @lauralaladarling3775
    @lauralaladarling3775 Год назад +8

    Thank you for this wonderful and fascinating story. The food cooked sounded beyond delicious. Thank goodness Gemma escaped from a life of being fed, even though he said she could come and go as she pleased, I don't think he would have been mentally fit to honour this arrangement. I loved it all and especially the ending of her next beginning. Xxxx ❤

    • @PetroicaRodinogaster264
      @PetroicaRodinogaster264 7 месяцев назад

      why do you people who comment always give away the basic story. You spoli it. We don’t need your opinion.
      You sound soppy and stupid like you think it really happened.

  • @itallia666
    @itallia666 Год назад +8

    This was a delicious play!
    The food sounded delightful & i like nothing better than eating wild herbs & fish & other foods collected from the forests only i don't care for meat much.
    I thought the play was very light & dark, but as others have commented, well balanced & well acted & written.
    Anything that becomes obsessive has a dangerous edge.
    It gets back to human kinds need to reconnect to its roots & live on the land & forage for sustenance.
    It was a good play with a tight nucleus & nicely feathered along the edges, whoever wrote this knew their subject, to make a play about something quite small & inconsequential yet able to expand & tease out to make an enjoyable interlude.
    Thank you for this, i enjoyed it alot
    Regards
    🇬🇧👧

  • @deniseroper9030
    @deniseroper9030 4 года назад +12

    Loved the archers music at the beginning. Loved the storyline, the characters and the ending. 😁👍

  • @christrinder1255
    @christrinder1255 4 года назад +4

    Nicely balanced play!
    A mixture of everything without being too dark or light! Thanks for posting Arch 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍😊

  • @adzdahlman9724
    @adzdahlman9724 4 года назад +1

    Really enjoyable. This drama has a lovely tempo and clarity of production. The strength of Gemma's main character carries the listener swiftly but gently through the uncluttered story to a suitable and pleasing conclusion. Highly reccommended. P.S. Cheers Arch. Good to find another onslaught of uploads from your stable - I've been rather distracted by Tom Sharpes audio books of late*

  • @feralbluee
    @feralbluee 11 месяцев назад +4

    very strange, but lovely story. thanks :) 🐖🍄
    however!! - you keep cutting the ends off.
    “with a pig called. . . and then?

  • @anaderol5408
    @anaderol5408 10 месяцев назад +2

    Enjoyed this story especially as it took me back to a beautiful autumn day in Piemonte where we went truffle hunting with a dog which also had to be restrained from damaging the black gold. 😂😂

  • @lyndaa7560
    @lyndaa7560 3 года назад +2

    Really enjoyed this, thank-you xx

  • @jeremypearson6852
    @jeremypearson6852 Год назад +2

    Second time listening and it was very enjoyable. I like those kind of endings.

  • @gavinmargaret67
    @gavinmargaret67 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you for uploading

  • @carolinemcgovern8059
    @carolinemcgovern8059 4 года назад +5

    Thank you

  • @marionkidder1128
    @marionkidder1128 Год назад +4

    Fascinating story. I really enjoyed that. Thank you.

  • @robstevens9667
    @robstevens9667 Месяц назад

    Great play 👌👍

  • @jillbielanski3360
    @jillbielanski3360 Год назад +2

    Very good. Great out come. Loved it.

  • @washington9347
    @washington9347 2 месяца назад

    Tried listening while going to sleep, but sudden bursts of loud music made that unpleasant.

  • @user-ir9sy8iq6j
    @user-ir9sy8iq6j 9 месяцев назад +1

    It does cut off at the end. A delightful story nonetheless.

  • @Soundpj
    @Soundpj Год назад +1

    Thankyou

  • @stephanieandrews9078
    @stephanieandrews9078 3 месяца назад

    Shame ending sentence cut off?!

  • @annipetratos9401
    @annipetratos9401 9 месяцев назад +1

    ... Josephine.
    That was perhaps missing ?

  • @Tinyflypie
    @Tinyflypie 9 месяцев назад +2

    And a pig called beep beep beep.

  • @elizabeths4371
    @elizabeths4371 11 месяцев назад +2

    This was a good story up until the truffle hunt, after which the author threw in everything but the kitchen sink.

  • @yvettenewton4879
    @yvettenewton4879 3 года назад

    Loved it

  • @themalaysianenglishteacher
    @themalaysianenglishteacher Год назад +2

    ...natural thickener😂

  • @paulhunter123
    @paulhunter123 Год назад +2

    Wtf was that about

  • @malabhargava
    @malabhargava 4 года назад +2

    What an interesting story!

  • @patriciakennedy1631
    @patriciakennedy1631 4 года назад +2

    Enjoyed it but the usual iits France so they end up happy ever after. A bit of a Hansel and Gretal. But good.

  • @jimrichardson5849
    @jimrichardson5849 3 года назад +1

    A bit daft for me . 🥸

  • @wendywardashley
    @wendywardashley Год назад +3

    What a ridiculous story !

  • @hollyann6954
    @hollyann6954 Год назад

    Might have been a good story but I couldn't handle the disgusting eating sounds.

  • @mareeschollum2986
    @mareeschollum2986 3 года назад

    Not one of the best

  • @grumpychris
    @grumpychris 11 месяцев назад

    You need to practice your editing pal. Beginning and end were way off the mark.

  • @mfs5493
    @mfs5493 4 года назад +2

    Clichéd to the hilt.

    • @mckavitt13
      @mckavitt13 4 года назад +4

      M F S So is “to the hilt”.

  • @kevphillips02
    @kevphillips02 3 года назад +1

    Tripe

  • @johnbunyan5834
    @johnbunyan5834 4 года назад +1

    A nice tale for a woman to listen to ? (:- )

    • @TedaR
      @TedaR 4 года назад +1

      Meh....not this one.

    • @MABB133
      @MABB133 4 года назад +1

      @@TedaR Nor this one. I thought it was pretty stupid. Not sure what as the point of the man "obsessed" with natural foods - completely unbelievable - as well as pointless. Load of tosh. :D

    • @TedaR
      @TedaR 4 года назад +1

      @@MABB133 Agree Karen

  • @albertafarmer8638
    @albertafarmer8638 4 года назад +2

    10:17 OK, I'm out of here, eating blood is disgusting and absolutely forbidden by our LORD.

    • @sleepcity
      @sleepcity 4 года назад +16

      Please don't reproduce.

    • @SunnyDays00
      @SunnyDays00 4 года назад +4

      I think eel blood is ok. What about black pudding

    • @adzdahlman9724
      @adzdahlman9724 4 года назад +11

      I think you mean YOUR Lord. I'm pagan. I take it you are 100% vegan then. Surprised you can accept the idea of drinking "The Blood of Christ" at your cheery Sunday gatherings. Eh eh eh ¿?

    • @adzdahlman9724
      @adzdahlman9724 4 года назад +5

      @Maria Camilla Thiago - cheers for that - made me laugh. It was a gut-reaction to the typical arrogance I generally only get from Christians determined to push "our Lord" down everyone else's beliefs. As for bullying ; my comment at least made sense without resorting to open abuse - as I see you have also directed elsewhere. You need to have a chat with yourself Maria. Having studied all religion - much philosophy - ongoingly , all new evidence concerning the true origins of modern man ; I realise i don't need any deities sitting on the top of my pole. If everyone concentrated on supporting the planet "WE" wouldn't need to pray. Peace to you*

    • @TheWendable
      @TheWendable 4 года назад +4

      Gordon Bricker My "Lord" doesn’t forbid me anything. My morals do that because I’m all grown up. 😃 Now, pass the black pudding our Mona! ( crikey, can I say black? shall I take a knee? What am I doing 😳 🤣

  • @royhadley686
    @royhadley686 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you