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Christopher Eccleston on BBC Radio 4 about A Kestrel for a Knave
Listen to Christopher Eccleston talk about A Kestrel for a Knave (with music by Simon Passmore) on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today’.
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Watch The Read - Series 2: A Kestrel for a Knave on BBC iPlayer
From BBC: Christopher Eccleston narrates Barry Hines’s heartbreaking coming-of-age tale 'A Kestrel for a Knave’ in this fresh take on a classic British novel.
It’s the story of teenager Billy Casper, whose life can be described as bleak. Bullied at home and at school, he finds solace in a love of falconry. He devours books to help him learn how to rear a young hawk, which becomes a distraction from the challenges of life at home with his mum and brother Jed. But a miscalculation while running an errand for his brother has drastic consequences for his new-found hobby.
Filmed at Oldham Colliseum Theatre, Eccleston brilliantly guides the viewer through the heartbreaking cadence of Billy’s life
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A Kestrel for a Knave (BBC’s The Read: Season 2)
Listen to the music for BBC’s The Read Season 2 ‘A Kestrel for a Knave’ Music by composer and programmer Simon Passmore. Tasha Williams (producer) and Kieran Stringfellow (director).
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