Things Fall Apart (2020)

Based on Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe 

Chinua Achebe's classic novel depicting 1890s pre-colonial Igbo life, dramatised by Biyi Bandele.

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  • Type: Adaptation
  • Channel: BBC Radio 4
  • Duration: 13'46''
  • Broadcast date: 2020
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Things Fall Apart (2020) | Episode 1

Things Fall Apart (2020) | Episode 1

2020 | 13'46''

Chinua Achebe's classic novel depicting 1890s pre-colonial Igbo life, dramatised by Biyi Bandele.

Things Fall Apart (2020) | Episode 2

Things Fall Apart (2020) | Episode 2

2020 | 13'45''

Chinua Achebe's classic tale set in 1890's about the rise and fall of Okonkwo a powerful Igbo clan leader dramatized by Biyi Bandele.

Things Fall Apart (2020) | Episode 3

Things Fall Apart (2020) | Episode 3

2020 | 13'53''

Chinua Achebe's classic tale dramatised by Biyi Bandele follows the rise and fall of Okonkwo a powerful Igbo clan leader.

Things Fall Apart (2020) | Episode 4

Things Fall Apart (2020) | Episode 4

2020 | 13'54''

Biyi Bandele dramatises Chinua Achebe's powerful, moving tale of an Igbo community fighting to retain its identity, tradition and indepe...

Things Fall Apart (2020) | Episode 5

Things Fall Apart (2020) | Episode 5

2020 | 13'19''

Chinua Achebe's powerful, moving tale of an Igbo community fighting to retain its identity, tradition and independence in the face of co...
Other Archive resources
Things Fall Apart | BBC World Service | 2016

Witness History | Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

In 1958 Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe published his first book, it would revolutionise African culture and was the beginning of a whole new genre of world literature.
Things Fall Apart | BBC Radio 4 | 2008

Things Fall Apart: Chinua Achebe's Lament

Zina Saro-Wiwa explores the legacy of Africa's first great post-colonial novel, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.