If you have a question regarding any aspect of Alan's work, email it to: ayckbourn@gmail.com (labelled Ask The Archivist) and we'll publish any interesting questions.
Question: Following yesterday's article about Henceforward... on BBC Radio 3 this Sunday, how many of Alan Ayckbourn's plays has BBC Radio broadcast?
Answer: Probably more than you think! BBC Radio has consistently been recording and broadcasting Alan Ayckbourn's plays since the early mid-1970s. Here's a list of all the BBC Radio productions in chronological order.
Relatively Speaking (1975)
Absent Friends (1977)
Absurd Person Singular (1977)
Confusions (1979)
Just Between Ourselves (1984)
Confusions (1985)
Season's Greetings (1985)
Intimate Exchanges (1987)
Confusions (1985)
Joking Apart (1990)
The Norman Conquests (1990)
Man Of The Moment (1992)
By Jeeves (1996)
Way Upstream (1997)
Things We Do For Love (1998 tbc)
Season's Greetings (1999)
Woman In Mind (2000)
Whenever (2006)
A Small Family Business (2009)
Man Of The Moment (2009)
Henceforward... (2012)
Of these broadcasts, only two are currently available to buy. These are Season's Greetings and The Norman Conquests, which are available on CD via Amazon or as downloads via iTunes or Amazon.
Further details about all these productions and Alan Ayckbourn's plays in other media can be found on the Films, TV & Radio section of his official website.
To submit your question to Ask The Archivist, email Simon Murgatroyd at: ayckbourn@gmail.com labelled Ask The Archivist.
