Rob Gittins Investigating Mr. Thomas

(5 stars; 1 reviews)

Afternoon Play: Investigating Mr Thomas First broadcast: Wed 12th Mar 2008, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM When Time magazine printed a warts-and-all article about poet Dylan Thomas in 1953, he sued them. They, in turn, hired a private detective to shadow Thomas in New York. Rob Gittins's drama draws on archival material for this true story. Jimmy Cain:….Trevor White Editor:…Doug Ballard Beth:….Genevieve Adam Nora:….Laurel Lemow Taxidriver Rhys:……Parry Jones Guard:….Richard Elfyn   Producer in Wales: Kate McAii REVIEW; Jimmy Cain is a US private detective who sees the worst in everyone - all their faults, mistakes and treacheries. So when he is hired by Time magazine to get some dirt on Dylan Thomas, it is like a pig in a mud bath. This drama draws on real events in the final days of Thomas's life to reveal a telling home truth to Cain. One only hopes that the poet's most offensive acts have been embellished purely for dramatic effect.   Jane Anderson

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.