The Way We Live Right Now
| Genre | Radio drama |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio Four |
| Starring | Henry Goodman Dexter Fletcher John Rowe Nyasha Hatendi David Bamber Lucy Montgomery Sheridan Smith Chipo Chung Ben Crowe Emily Wachter Annette Badland Liz Sutherland Stephen Critchlow |
| Written by | Anthony Trollope (original) Jonathan Myerson (adaptation)[1] |
| Website | www |
The Way We Live Right Now was a BBC Radio Four adaptation of the Anthony Trollope novel The Way We Live Now, re-setting it in the present day.[2][3] It was written by Jonathan Myerson for the Woman's Hour serial and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 15 episodes of twelve minutes[4] duration over three weeks in June 2008.[1]
Myerson updated Trollope's 1875 novel to show that financial venality was just as prevalent in 2008.[1] Myerson found the modern equivalent of aristocrats-for-sale in "celebs".[1] Myerson found the modern equivalent of a bogus railroad scheme in a Big Pharma antibiotic alternative.[1]
Cast
- Henry Goodman - Ghassan Mehmoud
- Dexter Fletcher -‘Flex’ Carbury
- John Rowe - Anthony Trollope
- Nyasha Hatendi - Paul Montague
- David Bamber - Rt. Hon. Jeremy Longstaff
- Lucy Montgomery - Georgiana Longstaff
- Sheridan Smith - Ruby Ruggles
- Chipo Chung - Marie Mehmoud
- Ben Crowe - Roger Lloyd-Montague
- Emily Wachter - Hetta Carbury
- Annette Badland - Tilly Carbury
- Liz Sutherland - Helen Croll
- Stephen Critchlow - Nick Broune
References
- ^ a b c d e Myerson, Jonathan (2008). 'the way we live right now' (radio script, 15 episodes) (PDF). City University London. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
dramatised for 2008 by jonathan myerson from the 1875 novel by anthony trollope
- ^ Myerson, Jonathan (16 June 2008). "Everyone still has their price". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "In praise of ... The Way We Live Now". The Guardian. 17 June 2008. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Deacon, Nigel; Deacon, Alison. "Jonathan Myerson Radio Plays". suttonelms.org.uk , DIVERSITY website - radio drama, plays. South Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency). Retrieved 8 September 2025.
External links
- The Way We Live Right Now by Anthony Trollope - BBC Radio 4 program homepage
- Drama - Woman's Hour homepage