E. M. Forster: A BBC Radio Collection

Dramatisations and readings of EM Forster's finest works, plus Stephen Wakelam's radio play A Dose of Fame and the documentary feature Forster in India. One of the greatest English novelists of the 20th century, EM Forster was also an accomplished short story writer. This collection includes Samuel West's reading of Forster's masterpiece A Passage to India, plus stunning adaptations of his classic novels Where Angels Fear to Tread, A Room with a View and Howards End. Also featured are four of his short tales - 'The Story of the Siren', 'The Road from Colonus', 'The Obelisk' and 'Ansell'. Forster's posthumous novel, the gay love story Maurice, is dramatised with a full cast and stars Alex Wyndham and Bertie Carvel, while Stephen Wakelam's drama A Dose of Fame, starring Stephen Campbell Moore as Forster, sees the author grappling with a mysterious death, his own sexuality and an idea for his next novel. In addition, Zareer Masani presents a revealing Radio 3 profile exploring Forster's literature, love life and personal passage to India.