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The Great Jowett

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1939 radio play by Graham Greene

The Great Jowett was a BBC radio play written by Graham Greene. First broadcast on Saturday 6 May 1939, it was produced and narrated by Stephen Potter. The play chronicles the life of an Oxford don, Benjamin Jowett during the 19th century and his struggles to be a Master for a college whilst translating Plato.

Characters

  • Commentator
  • Mr Griggs - Oxford Guide
  • Mr Foster - head porter of Balliol
  • Benjamin Jowett
  • Matthew Knight - his servant
  • Arthur Stanley
  • Green, Peel, Ross and Smith - fellows of Balliol
  • The Vice Chancellor
  • Paine and Plumer - Undergraduates
  • Algernon Swinburne
  • Dr Scott - Master of Balliol
  • Mrs Sparks - a Landlady
  • Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Matthew Arnold
  • Miss Knight - Jowett's housekeeper


References

  1. Greene, Graham (6 December 1981). "The great Jowett". Bodley Head – via National Library of Australia (new catalog).
  2. "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
  3. Greene, Graham (1985). The Collected Plays of Graham Greene. Penguin. p. 330.


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