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Damage
BBC 2007
" Radio 4's Book At Bedtime for the second week will be Damage by Josephine Hart, read by Ciaran Hinds. The book tells the story of a 50-year-old politician who has an affair with his son's 30-year-old fiancee." 5 episodes.
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The Other Man
BBC 2004
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Jane Eyre
BBC 2004
Broadcast 2004.01.14 (4 parts)
Four-part adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's classic love story, with Sophie Thompson and Ciaran Hinds. 1: Jane, the Child. Jane applies for a job as a governess.
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Les Liaisons Dangereuses
BBC7 2003
Broadcast 2003.09.20 (2 parts)
Two-part dramatisation of Choderlos de Laclos's novel of seduction and revenge. Starring Ciaran Hinds and Lindsay Duncan.
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Hunting Pirate Heaven
BBC 2001
Broadcast 2001.08.13 (5 parts)

Kevin Rushby's hilarious account of his perilous journey to the coasts of Madagascar and Mozambique in search of the pirate utopias of the 18th century. Read by Ciaran Hinds

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Redemption
BBC 2001
By Joanna Murray-Smith
Main character: Edie & Sam
Broadcast 2001.03.13

In a flat high above Central Park, Edie and Sam meet for the first time in four years, brought together by unexpected and painful circumstances.

With Lia Williams and Ciaran Hinds. Directed by Janet Whitaker.
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The Red Room - Ghost Stories for Christmas
BBC 2000
Broadcast 2000.12.18
Dramatised by Robin Brooks. Directed by Clive Brill.

At a Christmas party, the young Rebecca West meets a mysterious stranger. Literary passions, among others, are aroused and questions raised about the nature of the ghost story. A challenge is proffered and a battle of wits begins.
Episode 1: Eveline's Visitant, by Mary Braddon.
Episode 2: Mr Tallent's Ghost, by Mary Webb.
3: Casting the Runes, by MR James.
Episode 4: The Spectre Bridegroom, by Washington Irving.
Episode 5: Count Magnus, by MR James.
Episode 7: `Jerry Bundler', by WW Jacobs.
Episode 6: The Buick Saloon, by Ann Bridge.
Episode 8: The Bodysnatcher, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Final episode (9): The Tarn, by Hugh Walpole.
With Lia Williams, Ciaran Hinds, Amanda Root and Charlie Simpson.
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The Prince
BBC 2000
By Niccolo Machiavelli
Broadcast 2000.01.21

This classic 16th-century treatise on the nature of power and statecraft is performed for the first time as a monologue with dramatised illustrations. Machiavelli, often identified as Satan, uses his brilliance and cunning to explain how power can be created and sustained.

Dramatised by Peter Wolf. With Ciaran Hinds as Niccolo, Christopher Godwin and Philip Voss. Directed by Cherry Cookson.
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A Star Called Henry
BBC 1999
Broadcast 1999.10.12

By Roddy Doyle, read in ten parts by Ciaran Hinds. 1: Henry Smart is born in the Dublin slums in 1901. His father is a one-legged hit man whose wooden leg proves an effective tool of the trade. As Henry brawls and steals to survive, he begins to follow in his father's footsteps in more ways than he can imagine.
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An Encounter
BBC 1998
Broadcast 1998.10.13
By James Joyce, read by Ciaran Hinds, abridged by Maurice Leitch. Two boys play truant from school and go in search of adventure.
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Clay
BBC 1998
Broadcast 1998.10.16
By James Joyce, abridged by Maurice Leitch, read by Ciaran Hinds. Unglamorous washerwoman Maria looks forward to her brother's forthcoming Hallowe'en party.
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A Little Cloud
BBC 1998
By James Joyce
Main character: Little Chandler
Broadcast 1998.10.15

Little Chandler nervously awaits his evening meeting with former colleague Gallagher, now a big journalist in London. Why did he himself not have the courage to leave provincial Dublin?

Narrated by Ciaran Hinds. With Michael Maloney as Little Chandler and TP McKenna as Gallagher.

Dramatised by Alan Berrie. Director Peter Kavanagh.
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Counterparts
BBC 1998
By Alan Berrie
Main character: Mr Farrington
Broadcast 1998.10.16

Mr Farrington the clerk has upset his vengeful employer. There is only one way to cope with the pressure - slip out for a quick little drink... Just one, of course.

Narrated by Ciaran Hinds. With Stanley Townsend as Farrington and Nigel Anthony as Alleyne, Breffni McKenna and Liam Hurricane.

Dramatised by Alan Berrie. Director Peter Kavanagh.
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Private Wheeler's War
BBC 1998
By Christopher Aird and Jonathan Tafler
Main character: Wheeler
Broadcast 1998.04.30 (rpt 1998.10.01)

Sleeping in palaces or under the stars, seeking glory or courting fair damsels, hunting the enemy and in turn being hunted - an authentic account of life as a soldier in Wellington's peninsular campaign.

With Andrew Lincoln as Wheeler and Ciaran Hinds as Wellington.

Compiled by Christopher Aird and Jonathan Tafler. Directed by Jonathan Tafler.
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The House by The Sea
BBC 1997
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No Way Out
BBC 1995
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Poison Hearts
BBC 1995
Broadcast 1995.07.15 on Radio 4.
With Ciaran Hinds, Dan Gordon.
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Body of Glass
BBC 1995
By Marge Piercy
Broadcast 1995.06.10 on BBC Radio 4 under the Saturday Playhouse banner.
Repeated 1996.04.13 on Radio 4.
Repeated 2003.10.05 on BBC 7.
Repeated 2003.10.06 on BBC 7.

Adaptation of Marge Piercy's novel set in 2059, in which an enclave has a weapon to protect itself against invasion from the multi-corporations.

With Eleanor Bron as Malkah, Penny Downie as Shira, Ciaran Hinds as Yod, Avram as John Bennett, Nathaniel Parker as Gadi, Paola Dionisotti as Riva, Susan Sheridan as Avri.

Adapted by Michelene Wandor. Directed by Janet Whitaker.
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