1. 'If it's not nice, I needn't stay'
The recently widowed Laura Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel on the Cromwell Road. Read by Eleanor Bron.
On a rainy January afternoon, the recently widowed Laura Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel on the Cromwell Road.
Apprehensive but doughty, she settles into her room without a view, and begins to meet the other residents.
For the long-term residents of the Claremont Hotel life revolves around waiting for dinner, the nine o'clock serial and visitors. Mrs Palfrey assures her new friends that her grandson will soon be making an appearance.
Elizabeth Taylor's poignant and witty masterpiece. First published in 1971, it is both tender and sharp in its depiction of old age.
Read by Eleanor Bron.
Abridged in five parts by Robin Brooks.
Producer: Natalie Steed
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Eleanor Bron |
| Author | Elizabeth Taylor |
| Abridger | Robin Brooks |
| Producer | Natalie Steed |
Broadcasts
Mon 13 Aug 201822:45BBC Radio 4- Mon 18 Apr 202214:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 19 Apr 202202:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
