BBC R4 - Nicolai Gogol's 'Diary Of A Madman' Adapted by James Burke Music by Peter Shead Performed by Kenneth Williams Directed by Richard Williams (1963) Produced by Ned Chaillet and John Whitehall (1991) Broadcast April 30, 1991* Coded from tape at 128/44.1 A clerk is driven mad by his obsession for a woman who doesn't notice him. Williams plays it so straight that the madness seems in character. Mind, with poodles carrying messages - didn't Gogol intend this to be a comedy? ____________________________________________________ *Recorded in 1963 for an abortive animation project. There was a short documentary preceding the play which explained why the audio track was sat on. But I can't find it.
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