Lost Property by katie hims
BBC Radio 4's bittersweet trilogy set in 1941, 1979 and 2011. This history of relatives lost and found was originally broadcast on 3, 10 and 17 May 2011 in the 'Afternoon Play' slot. The first play, 'The Wrong Label', is set in London in 1941. Alice knows that to stop your children from being evacuated is tantamount to siding with Hitler. In 'The Year My Mother Went Missing', it's 1979 and not the first time that Ruthie's mother Queenie has gone missing - but usually she leaves a note. The final play, 'A Telegram from the Queen', is set in 2011 and, as Alice's 100th birthday present, Ruthie sets out to put her family back together again. The 'Lost Property' plays star Rosie Cavaliero as the narrator (and later as Ruthie), Shannon Flynn as the younger Ruthie, Alex Tregear, Jane Whittenshaw and Edna Doré as Alice and Gary Beadle as Ted.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
Chapters
| Lost Property 01 | 43:53 |
| Lost Property 02 | 43:55 |
| Lost Property 03 | 44:02 |
Reviews
Family history
A Drake572
Lost property is a fascinating insight into what can happen when processes deemed right by well meaning authorities, go spectacularly ary. The fallout doesn't really seem to stop. That being said I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this wonderful play. Each character is so believable that the listener can't help but want them all to succeed. Once you've got to know them, you're invested in each of them, whether or not you like them, is irrelevant. Life throws a few spanners at each family member, how they each handle them, gives the play depth. For anyone who considers the storyline farfetched, I hope you fully appreciate how wonderful it is to have led an uncomplicated life. I've searched for this play for years. I'm so grateful I finally found it.