Joseph Conrad Heart Of Darkness R3

(4.2 stars; 10 reviews)

Drama on 3: Heart of Darkness Sun 13th Jul 2003, 18:30 on BBC Radio 3 By Joseph Conrad,. adaptation by Jeremy Howe. Marlow, a sea captain, is ordered to sail up the Congo River to find out what has happened to Mr Kurtz, an ivory trader. The journey takes him into the heart of an unknowable darkness.   Music: David Lord Producer: Jeremy Howe With David Calder as Marlow. Cast Marlow - David Calder Mr Kurtz - Bill Wallis The Disciple - Kris Marshall The Company Doctor - John Webb The Manager - John MacKay The Uncle - Jon Morrison Man with a Moustache - Jeremy Swift The Helmsman - Yemi Goodman Ajibade The Stoker - Willie Jonah Steamboat Captain - John Telfer The Accountant - Mark Buffery The Intended - Kate Byers The Solicitor - Stephen Perring Heart of Darkness, a novel by Joseph Conrad, was originally a three-part series in Blackwood's Magazine in 1899. It is a story within a story, following a character named Charlie Marlow, who recounts his adventure to a group of men onboard an anchored ship. The story told is of his early life as a ferry boat captain. Although his job was to transport ivory downriver, Charlie develops an interest in investing an ivory procurement agent, Kurtz, who is employed by the government. Preceded by his reputation as a brilliant emissary of progress, Kurtz has now established himself as a god among the natives in “one of the darkest places on earth.” Marlow suspects something else of Kurtz: he has gone mad. A reflection on corruptive European colonialism and a journey into the nightmare psyche of one of the corrupted, Heart of Darkness is considered one of the most influential works ever written. 

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.