Queen Lucia: The BBC Radio 4 dramatisation

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Queen Lucia: The BBC Radio 4 dramatisation

By: E. F. Benson, Aubrey Woods

Narrated by: Barbara Jefford, Jonathan Cecil, full cast

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Barbara Jefford is the hilariously outrageous Lucia in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of the novel by E.F. Benson.

Lucia is the uncrowned queen of 1920s provincial society, the Everest of social climbers and the most delicious of snobs. In the pastoral serenity of the village of Riseholme, Lucia and her unforgettable cronies face up to an Indian guru, spiritualism, and a cultural usurper.

E.F. Benson's wickedly witty satires on the rivalries of English middle-class life have elevated Lucia's extravagant exploits to cult comedy status.

E. F. BensonAubrey WoodsBarbara JeffordJonathan Cecilfull castBBC Audio

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The cast and dramatisation is pure bliss. I wish every Mapp and/or Lucia book could be produced like this. I think EF Benson suits radio more than TV (apart from the tv series in the early 80s of course- that was gold). I might contact Fred through Abfou and ask if he can write more Lucia novels, modern fiction dare I say it, bores me in general.