The Citadel Series 4 by AJ Cronin. BBC RADIO DRAMA

Based on AJ Cronin’s award-winning 1937 novel of the same name, which partly inspired Nye Bevan to create the NHS, this gripping drama centres on Andrew Manson, a newly trained GP in 1920s Wales.

Young and idealistic, he is full of enthusiasm when he first arrives in the small mining village of Drineffy, where he is to work as assistant to the elderly Dr Page. But he soon encounters corruption, apathy and appalling medical practices, and becomes determined to storm the citadel of the medical establishment and make a difference.

In these collected episodes, he befriends the cynical Dr Denny and helps him to deal with a typhoid epidemic; meets the love of his life, Christine; performs a remarkable doctoring feat in a crisis; takes a new job in a larger town; becomes caught up in the 1926 miners’ strike – and makes a desperate attempt to save the life of someone close to him…

Adapted from Cronin’s novel by scriptwriter Christopher Reason, this compelling drama about a dedicated doctor developing his career and family life against the backdrop of a country undergoing significant change.

Episode 1 00:00
It's 1926 and the General Strike has just ended. But the miners have decided to fight on.

Dr Manson and his friend and colleague Dr Denny have different views on whether to support the strike or not...

Return of the drama series set in the Welsh valleys about life before the National Health Service.

Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel, which is said to have partly inspired the creation of the NHS.

Dramatised by Christopher Reason.

Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman
Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones
Christine ...... Catrin Stewart
Sam Bevan ...... Jason Done
Vaughan ...... Sean Murray
Nye Bevan ...... Ben Addis

Director Gary Brown

Producers: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.

Episode 2 13:41
Dr Denny is furious at Dr Manson when he finds out the source of his research money.

Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about medical life before the creation of the UK's National Health Service.

Dramatised by Christopher Reason.

Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman
Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones
Christine ...... Catrin Stewart
Sam ...... Jason Done
Vaughan ...... Sean Murray

Director Gary Brown

Producers: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.

Episode 3 27:28
Christine gets involved in the strike, much to Andrew Manson's consternation.

Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about medical life before the creation of the UK's National Health Service.

Dramatised by Christopher Reason

Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman
Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones
Christine ...... Catrin Stewart
Singer/Magistrate ...... Simeon Truby

Director: Gary Brown

Producers: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.

Episode 4 41:00
Manson and Denny reconcile when they have to attend a medical emergency.

Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about medical life before the creation of the UK's National Health Service.

Dramatised by Christopher Reason

Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman
Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones
Christine ...... Catrin Stewart
Sam ...... Jason Done
Miner ...... Stephen Marzella
Undermanager ...... Simeon Truby

Director: Gary Brown

Producers: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.

Episode 5 54:28
The miners return to work and Christine and Andrew take a trip to London.

Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about medical life before the creation of the UK's National Health Service.

Dramatised by Christopher Reason

Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman
Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones
Christine ...... Catrin Stewart
Owen ...... Stephen Marzella
Blodwen ...... Sue Jenkins

Director: Gary Brown

Producers: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.

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