Road to Lautrec
A comic romance about lost love and French cuisine set during the Lautrec garlic festival. With Cheryl Campbell and Robin Ellis.
The hilltop community in the medieval village of Lautrec is one of the most beautiful villages in France. It holds a festival to celebrate the harvest of their distinctive pink garlic.
This two day event on the first weekend of August, attracts thousands of visitors with its bewildering array of garlic twining competitions, garlic sculptures, dancing, processions, elaborate church services, markets, culinary contests, a vast dole of free garlic soup and a huge communal dinner held under the stars.
Three oddly assorted people from a London cookery course take advantage of an offer to visit the fete, staying with a local ex-pat.
What follows is a comic romance of gastronomy, lost love and prodigious amounts of garlic and rose wine, played out in a truly extraordinary place in the shadow of Brexit.
Written by Douglas Livingstone.
Mary ..... Cheryl Campbell
Colin... ..Robin Ellis
Harry..... Nigel Anthony
Susanna..... Emma Cunniffe
Young Mary..... Bronte Tadman
Philippe.....Pierre Elliott
Director: Jane Morgan
A 7digital production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Mary | Cheryl Campbell |
| Colin | Robin Ellis |
| Harry | Nigel Anthony |
| Susanna | Emma Cunniffe |
| Young Mary | Bronte Tadman |
| Philippe | Pierre Elliott |
| Writer | Douglas Livingstone |
| Director | Jane Morgan |
Broadcasts
Thu 30 Nov 201714:15BBC Radio 4- Mon 30 Dec 201914:15BBC Radio 4
- Tue 12 Oct 202110:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 12 Oct 202115:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 13 Oct 202103:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
