I have not finished listening to the radio play yet (I started it a little too late to listen to it all this evening) but I want to dash off a quick initial take on it. I find it a bit like Joseph Strick's film of Ulysses: a noble attempt and not unentertaining to anyone who knows the book, but I doubt the uninitiated will last all the way through it -- and that's the test of a successful adaptation. Can you know nothing of the book and still grasp the story? My guess is that such a listener would find it confusing, especially when the narrative switches between New Wye and Zembla. But that's a problem somewhat inherent in the medium; it's difficult to establish a parallel narrative on the radio, especially one of some psychological complexity, whereas it's rather easy on film. So on the upside, I think this production does, maybe, point the way toward a possible film script. I don't exactly look forward to such a film, but the radio play -- so far, anyway -- does serve to remove it from the realm of the utterly improbable. Just my 2 cents on 40 minutes of listening. Hope to say more later; certainly hope to hear from all discerning NABOKV-L readers. Rodney Welch Columbia, SC On Sunday, November 28, 2004, at 09:52 PM, Donald B. Johnson wrote: ----- Forwarded message from chaiselongue@earthlink.net ----- Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 16:58:04 -0800 From: Carolyn < Reply-To: Carolyn < Subject: Pale Fire To: "D. Barton Johnson" < Dear Don, The Pale Fire dramatization is archived temporarily and can be heard by going to the following address: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/dramaon3/pip/najde/ Click on "Listen Now" in the upper right hand corner, then click on "Drama 3" - - it takes a few minutes before you hear anything. Carolyn ----- End forwarded message ----- Dear Don, The Pale Fire dramatization is archived temporarily and can be heard by going to the following address: 0000,0000,FFFFhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/dramaon3/pip/najde/ Click on "Listen Now" in the upper right hand corner, then click on "Drama 3" - - it takes a few minutes before you hear anything. Carolyn