Synopsis
John Yorke takes a look at Caradog Prichard's ground-breaking novel, One Moonlit Night. First published in Welsh in 1961, it broke new ground for its portrayal of taboo subjects such as sexuality, suicide and mental illness. Thirty four years later it was translated into English by Philip Mitchell who described his first encounter with the material in the original Welsh as 'a mind-blowing, life-changing, world-shaking experience akin to being allowed for several hours to stare into the face of God.'
Drama on 4 | One Moonlit Night
Voted the 'greatest Welsh novel of all time', Caradog Prichard's classic story of a young boy's passage to adulthood in a remote North Wales village, dramatised by Rhiannon Boyle.
Front Row | Earthquakes in London
Kirsty Lang reports on the opening night of Earthquakes in London, directed by Rupert Goold and performed by Headlong Theatre, the team who created the hit play Enron. Bill Paterson stars as brilliant scientist predicting global catastrophe.