Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul (1984)by H. G. Wells

A five-part BBC Radio adaptation by Michelene Wandor of H.G. Well's 1905 "rags-to-riches" novel about a young man's battle to improve his lot and his station in life.

H.G. Wells, the narrator ... Paul Daneman
Arthur "Artie" Kipps ... Mark Straker
Kipps' Uncle ... John Hollis
Kipps' Aunt ... Jane Wenham
Ann Pornick ... Moir Leslie
Chiiterlow ... Nickolas Grace
Miss Helen Walshingham ... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Emily ... Rosalind Ayres
Sid Pornick ... Michael Jenner
Mr. Shalford ... Michael Bilton
Carshot ... Christopher Biggins
Chester Coote ... Christopher Good
Henry Walshingham ... Spencer Banks
Mrs. Walshingham ... Penelope Lee
Miss Lomax ... Margot Boyd

Music by Ilona Sekacz

Directed by Martin Jenkins

Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 19 February - 18 March 1984

Episode 1 00:00
The Making of Kipps
Arthur ‘Artie’ Kipps leaves school, and his first love Ann, when he’s apprenticed to a Folkestone draper.

Episode 2 55:03
Kipps Learns Something to his Advantage
Artie Kipps’ life – and fortune - changes dramatically when he answers an advertisement in a newspaper.

Episode 3 1:49:43
Kipps Gets Engaged
Artie Kipps gets engaged to Miss Walshingham but his thoughts return to his childhood sweetheart Ann.

Episode 4 2:44:50
Kipps finds the Course of True Love a Little Muddy
Artie Kipps re-connects with his childhood sweetheart Ann but fails to mention his fiancée.

Episode 5 3:38:30
The Kippses
Artie Kipps, our heroic draper-turned-gentleman, is building a dream home for Ann.

But is his fortune lost?

Conclusion of HG Wells's novel adapted by Michelene Wandor.

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