The Narrow Corner - BBC Saturday Night Theatre - W. Somerset Maugham

[@annandrews3665]

Absolutely fabulous, love these old stories I am 77 year's old and they are keeping me going, thank you very much. 👋😊. X

[@dougboldon5021]

I’m 80 and feel much the same. 😊

[@sandman9463]

W Somerset Maugham. Master story teller. Most incisive observer and descriptor of people and places. Thanks for this immersive literary experience and production . S Epstein

[@ChestertonRadio]

Thanks for listening! We have other Maugham plays in this Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLD6HK813WRus1XJE9SYDMfuhoQQJJPIJw

[@wyominghome4857]

These are so much more compelling than what is offered on television these days. Really wonderful.

[@mikewellwood1412]

Raymond Huntley has a superbly modulated voice. I know him better from TV, but he has a perfect voice for radio.

[@अस्मिरीति]

Another superb story and really well presented by each of the actors. They contributed to making the plot come alive. Thank you afain for uplosding for the pleasure of listeners worldwide.

[@Jeremyracle-qb9mo]

We should be grateful that Somerset Maugham was around to capture an era in British colonial history that is gone forever, but can always be revisited in his characters and stories.

[@carolthomas8528]

I am constantly fascinated by the way of life that went on the East in these days and the odd characters that washed up . End of Empire was good and inevitable but it’s a way of life gone for ever and has been captured in Somerset Maugham ‘s stories .

[@louise7552]

Excellent play. Thanks again. 😊

[@gmadude1394]

JUST WONDERFUL!! Thank you 💕💕💕

[@mikewellwood1412]

I'd heard this before, but had forgotten enough of the details to make it worth listening to again. A wonderful story, and well-acted. What a complex mind Maugham must have had. Thank you for uploading this.

[@danjsy]

Maugham really was one of the best story tellers. I wish he'd written more like Ashenden.

[@adzdahlman9724]

Thoroughly absorbing whilst remaining an easy listen as the story drifts you through various characters and locales toward the explanation . Give it a go*

[@lydiamarks8577]

Most enjoyable 👍. Thank you for uploading!

[@tessellatiaartilery8197]

What an interesting story. Times and places past and far, but timeless emotional, social and psychological dynamics. Lovely old accents too! Thank you very much for sharing this with us. 😊

[@camelia9802]

Superb play. Thanks for uploading

[@verak66]

Thank you so much for the broadcast. I'm a big fan of the movie although it's not terribly faithful to the book. Nice of you to show a scene which proves you have to forgive Patricia Ellis' character. It's not appreciated these days how breathtaking Douglas Fairbanks Jr was!

[@kellygnow1]

Thank you.

[@Angela-cc1hd]

Excellent play!!

[@samsum3738]

Excellent production .

[@merxeddie6474]

The master of the short storyThanks.

[@judikingsman6132]

Absolutely exquisite 😍

[@anne-mariepovall8102]

Excellent. Thank you

[@katmandu2478]

Thanks for posting...nice!

[@phipponet]

Thanks for adding the narratives of the plays.

[@guitarboogieboogie]

Raymond Huntley is perfect doctor. Good yarn.

[@minzygreen1167]

Wonderfull! Thanks for sharing!

[@hudsony777]

Now is the time for ghost stories and fantasy! Perhaps two radio play ghost stories I’ve produced AND a brand new mystery listed on my channel “Claude Chabot Presents” right here on YT AND a radio fantasy comedy, “A Trip to the Moon” starring Joyce Randolph of The Honeymooners, which features Larry Robinson, who, as a child actor, actually worked with Orson Welles. Here’s the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpbbY5-qrtCBiq8--Claud. If you don’t want to click the link just search “Claude Chabot presents” on KZbin.

[@dianal.clausen8118]

Really excellent, thank you.

[@feralbluee]

so very well done. the actors were so good, especially the doctor - not a particularly easy part to play. i have always loved Maugham, but this one bothers me.

[@michaelfrench6016]

Thanks a great play.

[@Hugh-er5qi]

Somerset is a brilliant story teller.

[@junestanich7888]

Good story and narrator, thanks

[@MrRatherino]

wow great actors..thanx for posting

[@janetmackinnon3411]

Thank you so much.

[@leciabella9461]

Such waste of lives..🤷‍♀️....Quite interesting to get a glimpse of that era

[@julieclark3799]

Excellent

[@fredmartin7842]

I've read most Somerset Maugham novels but not this one . I hope to in the near future.

[@verak66]

You really should. I bought a nice vintage copy online. Not too expensive.

[@w1lf1ewoo]

Very enjoyable!

[@francescaemc2]

Grazie

[@shantibel]

Unflinching portrayal of human grubbiness and fallibility.

[@rogerknights857]

WOW!

[@Mancheguache]

excellent

[@tomsdottir]

Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas! Great story.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Ah ! The classic BBC announcer's voice . Makes Olivier sound like a dustman. ( no offence to dustmen ! )

[@hudsony777]

Now is the time for ghost stories and fantasy! Perhaps two radio play ghost stories I’ve produced AND a brand new mystery listed on my channel “Claude Chabot Presents” right here on YT AND a radio fantasy comedy, “A Trip to the Moon” starring Joyce Randolph of The Honeymooners, which features Larry Robinson, who, as a child actor, actually worked with Orson Welles. Here’s the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpbbY5-qrtCBiq8--Claud. If you don’t want to click the link just search “Claude Chabot presents” on KZbin.

[@itallia666]

Its a shame that this & other channels devoted to audio plays etc, dont or cant be bothered to print the cast list, i tend to stick to other channels who give a brief outline of the play, a cast list, showing the characters & who is playing them Even a few notes on the featured art piece or scene or set, famous building etc to be backdrop to the story Ive noticed people commenting on who is the narrator & 1st character which was the marvellous Raymond Huntley I think the 2 people in the backdrop to the story are in fact Douglas Fairbanks Jnr & maybe Mary Pickford? Or Carole Lombard, i cant remember what Miriam Hopkins looks like However they are both incredibly Good looking people! Put them in a film of today or on the cover of Vogue & they'd be overnight sensations! So take note, Chesterton Radio! It would be a very nice & considerate thing if you'd add the cast list in yr info part & a description & name of your backdrop to the play visual You risk losing listeners if you wont compete with other channels because if its a choice between your channel narrating the same story & another one who's giving a brief story synopsis, cast list & info on picture heading of the play Im guessing its not a hard choice to make, & its NOT your channel So shake a leg, Chesterton Radio Theatre, anyone would think youre lazy & care not a jot for catering to all aspects of each play you feature. Hoping you take the hint soon

[@verak66]

That's the beautiful Patricia Ellis in the photo with too handsome to be believed Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Ms. Ellis was also a talented singer and ghosted for Rita Hayworth once or twice. Appeared with Bela Lugosi and Ricardo Cortez in Postal Inspector (1936)

[@suziemorgan-stewart918]

Have you loaded up on your own channel yet .? You are very disrespectful and scathing. I love Chesterton as no Ads. Clear as a bell . The stories first rate.

[@stevie-ray2020]

Great story, even though the Aussie accents weren't very convincing! (No one here pronounces 'kiosk' like that!)

[@judikingsman6132]

Yeah 😂

[@julitt4317]

That beer sipping sound was so dry I had to nip out and have a pint.

[@basfinnis]

Wonderful stuff 😉

[@cecemeyers6028]

Are we thinking G.K. Chesterton would approve of this one? Not likely.

[@sockmonkey22]

I only wish I was that handsome.

[@janethayes5941]

SM certainly could write a story. 👍👏😊

[@hudsony777]

Now is the time for ghost stories and fantasy! Perhaps two radio play ghost stories I’ve produced AND a brand new mystery listed on my channel “Claude Chabot Presents” right here on YT AND a radio fantasy comedy, “A Trip to the Moon” starring Joyce Randolph of The Honeymooners, which features Larry Robinson, who, as a child actor, actually worked with Orson Welles. Here’s the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpbbY5-qrtCBiq8--Claud. If you don’t want to click the link just search “Claude Chabot presents” on KZbin.

[@janethayes5941]

@@hudsony777 hey thank you for that! I'm clicking on the link.

[@hudsony777]

@@janethayes5941 Thanks for responding and I hope you enjoy one or several of them.

[@janethayes5941]

@@hudsony777 I have no doubt I will. Thanks for being there. ☺️👍

[@riverbilly64]

31 May to 1 June, 2024 - From Kentucky.

[@jazaabdullah8846]

I had read this novel in Arabic.

[@hermajesty52]

great entertainment

[@deerinheadlights100]

Poor Pat Hudson listening to that wife's accent every day.

[@stewartlancaster6155]

Theatre ! it is a British radio play made by the British Broadcasting Corporation, so no American spellings needed, ta very much.

[@arturboras6615]

Now , one can get it ..,

[@hudsony777]

Now is the time for ghost stories and fantasy! Perhaps two radio play ghost stories I’ve produced AND a brand new mystery listed on my channel “Claude Chabot Presents” right here on YT AND a radio fantasy comedy, “A Trip to the Moon” starring Joyce Randolph of The Honeymooners, which features Larry Robinson, who, as a child actor, actually worked with Orson Welles. Here’s the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpbbY5-qrtCBiq8--Claud. If you don’t want to click the link just search “Claude Chabot presents” on KZbin.

[@DesmondBedarte]

Such a wonderful production, but puzzling and sad that two of the vocal parts were just grotesquely and absurdly overdone and unrealistic. It didn't quite ruin the production, but it did come unpleasantly and unnecessarily close.

[@Story-Voracious66]

A good old Penny dreadful! (Dreadful accents that is!😆) Thanks for the upload.

[@philiphema2678]

As Aussies use their accent as part of their proud national identity Blake's English accent was less plausible. But it is just a story. Kiwis and Aussies never developed regional accents nor used the accent as a class divider. Just national pride.

[@yvonnewalesuk8035]

@@philiphema2678 I disagree with April Wakefield; the accents aren't "dreadful." I'm old enough to know that they are representative of a time past, including Blake's accent (which I find plausible, so I disagree with you too, Philip). I'm Welsh and I have a Welsh accent, which is quite "soft" compared to some of my family and friends. I have friends from all over the British Isles, and we all have our own, lovely, rich "regional accents" (which change slightly from town to town, and which locals can pinpoint where someone is from, immediately). Although many of the local accents have softened and changed (and even disappeared), my husband and I love visiting different parts of these islands and listening to the locals speak (that's stopped currently, courtesy of Covid-19). Our accents don't divide us by class (those days are long gone); they come from the rich tapestry of vocabulary and dialects that was woven by the people who lived before us on these small islands; just national pride.

[@Story-Voracious66]

@@yvonnewalesuk8035 , I agree with you almost completely. I am Tasmanian and we are often lampooned for our regional accent, and like in your UK, even different suburbs here have different ways of using English, even though the differences are more subtle, (and sadly it is sometimes used to judge people). I love accents and dialects, and have a reasonable ear for picking out nuances; I guess that's why some parts of this grated a little. So glad that you are so passionate about it to reply, and disagree with my flippant comment. 👍🤠🇦🇺

[@yvonnewalesuk8035]

@@Story-Voracious66 Thank you, and I don't think that your comment was "flippant." It was your opinion, and that's what counts. We're all entitled to those, even when we don't agree; it creates discussion and debate, and that's how it should be 😊. Sadly, April, there will always be some uptight, sad people who think themselves superior for one reason or another, and that's their prerogative....poor souls that they are don't bother me; they are missing out on so much to share and enjoy. So carry on just as you are, cariad, sharing your views and accepting others' points of view. It makes a refreshing change in this current climate. 🙏

[@suspendeddisbelief401]

@@yvonnewalesuk8035 To say "our accents don't divide us by class" is absolutely not my experience. I too live in the "British isles" & class division is alive & well, most often identified through ones accent.