Things Fall Apart (2020) | Episode 4

Based on Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe 

Biyi Bandele dramatises Chinua Achebe's powerful, moving tale of an Igbo community fighting to retain its identity, tradition and independence in the face of colonial rule.

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  • Type: Adaptation
  • Channel: BBC Radio 4
  • Duration: 13'54''
  • Broadcast date: 2020
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Things Fall Apart (2020) | Episode 1

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

Things Fall Apart (2020) | Episode 2

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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

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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''

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Things Fall Apart (2020) | Episode 5

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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.