Book at Bedtime - Fathers and Sons
Douglas Hodge reads from Ivan Turgenev's 1862 novel about the eternal struggle between the generations and the rise and fall of a charismatic young nihilist
Book at Bedtime - Fathers and Sons - Episode 1
Arkady returns to his doting father and uncle in the country. But the guest he brings with him looks set to ruffle feathers.
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Book at Bedtime - Fathers and Sons - Episode 10
Douglas Hodge reads from Ivan Turgenev's 1862 novel. Bazarov returns home and seems to be finding a new way when a moment's carelessness leads to tragedy.
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Book at Bedtime - Fathers and Sons - Episode 2
The powerful influence that Arkady's new friend Bavarov exerts on the young graduate, and the radical views he holds, begin to become clear to Arkady's father and uncle.
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Book at Bedtime - Fathers and Sons - Episode 3
Increasingly irritated by Bazarov's dismissal of the older generation and all they stand for, Pavel Petrovich determines to have a set-to with him.
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Book at Bedtime - Fathers and Sons - Episode 4
Arkady and Bazarov abandon the older generation for the delights of town, the governor's ball and independent women.
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Book at Bedtime - Fathers and Sons - Episode 5
Arkady and Bavarov carry out their proposed visit to Anna Sergeyevna Odintsova's country estate and find that time flies in good company.
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Book at Bedtime - Fathers and Sons - Episode 6
Douglas Hodge reads from Ivan Turgenev's 1862 novel. Bazarov's cool and clinical approach to life fails him, and the idyll of the past few weeks is broken up.
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Book at Bedtime - Fathers and Sons - Episode 7
His heart broken, Bazarov makes his own prodigal return to his doting parents, with Arkady as his guest. But friendship and filial duty soon begin to pall.
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Book at Bedtime - Fathers and Sons - Episode 8
Douglas Hodge reads from Ivan Turgenev's 1862 novel. Without Arkady at Marino, Bazarov oversteps the bounds. An outraged Pavel Petrovich demands satisfaction.
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Book at Bedtime - Fathers and Sons - Episode 9
Douglas Hodge reads from Ivan Turgenev's 1862 novel. Happy amidst the parklands of Nikolskoye, Arkady lays bare his heart and Anna Sergeyevna finds her expectations confounded.
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