John Fletcher's drama is set in Ancient Greece as the General Alcibiades persuades Athens to launch an attack on Sicily. Alcibiades was a member of the Athens baby boomer generation, whose elders had fought to give their children a society of justice, wealth and education. They explored every sexual avenue, took drugs to excess, and became the greatest consumers of the most exotic products in history. Within two years of the defeat in Sicily, imperial, democratic Athens, the pinnacle of human civilsation, lay in ruins. Yet, as the city endured its death agonies, something new and wonderful was born - the Socratic idea of universal love.
Julian plays the part of Alcibiades and it's on Radio 3 Sunday 13 May at 8.00-9.35 pm. No doubt, it will be on a Listen Again thingy for up to a week afterwards.

Oh and it's a repeat.

ooooooh sounds very interesting thanks for this :)

I'm going to try and listen to it during the week. Here's the Radio 3 link LINK just click on the 'Drama on 3' bit next to the little yellow box ;)

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the first few minutes of this!!! :drool :drool

havent had time to listen to the rest of this yet but i'm sure i will soon :P

ohhh now I'm excited - am just about to listen to it now :high

Well it's got good sound effects :blush JRT's got a big part in this, although he does come to a sticky end.

That's really intrigued me; what made you have that sort of reaction, Pingu? Do tell us...........

Well you can still listen to it thanks to Rita's esnips site :thumbsup

which is HERE

Oooooh, can you? Thanks, Imo! :hug I haven't got time now but will try to remember it when I have (which will actually probably be, like, never :sob :sob ).