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Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol was a Russian novelist, short story writer and playwright of Ukrainian origin. Gogol was one of the first to use the technique of the grotesque, in works such as "The Nose", "Viy", "The Overcoat", and "Nevsky Prospekt". These stories, and others such as "Diary of a Madman", have also been noted for their proto-surrealist qualities.

Collected here are six short stories by Nikolai Gogol, adapted for radio by Jim Poyser.

The Two Ivans
In the sleepy Russian town of Mirgorod, next-door neighbours Ivan Ivanovich and Ivan Nikiforovich are best friends the like of whom the world has never seen - until one day a careless insult changes everything.
Ivan Ivanovich ...... Griff Rhys Jones
Ivan Nikiforovich ...... Stephen Moore
Marfa ...... Ann Rye
Demyan ...... Rob Pickavance
Gapka ...... Emma Clarke
Narrator ...... Brian Cant

The Overcoat
Akaky Akakyevich is a humble bureaucrat lost in the dismal ranks of the 19th century Russian civil service. But when he buys a brand new overcoat, things begin to look up.
Akaky Akakyevich ...... Stephen Moore
Kabolokov ...... Mark Chatterton
Denisov ...... David Crellin
Borsov ...... Russell Dixon
Tamara ...... Jo-Anne Knowles
Lizaveta ...... Brigit Forsyth
Radishev ...... Malcolm Raeburn

Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt
When Ivan Shponka comes home from military service in Siberia he finds his aunt's attempts to marry him off more harrowing than any Tartar warlord.
Shponka ...... Griff Rhys Jones
Colonel Drobyazhkin ...... Stephen Moore
Aunt ...... Ann Rye
Grigory ...... David Fleeshman
Driver ...... Rob Pickavance
Masha ...... Jo Joyner

The Nose
One day Major Kovalyov awakes to find his nose has vanished. As if that weren't bad enough, he later sees it walking around St Petersburg, disguised as a state councillor.
Kovalyov ...... Stephen Moore
Porfiry ...... Jason Done
Ivan ...... Mark Chatterton
Mrs Podtochkin ...... Brigit Forsyth
Inspector ...... Russell Dixon
Policeman ...... David Crellin
Praskovya ...... Emma Clarke

The Mysterious Portrait
A young and penniless artist, Andrey Petrovich Chartkov, stumbles upon a terrifyingly lifelike portrait in an art shop and is compelled to buy it. The painting is magical and offers him a dilemma - to struggle to make his own way in the world on the basis of his own talents or to accept the assistance of the magic painting to guaranteed riches and fame.
Icon...... Stephen Moore
Chartkov ...... Mark Chatterton
Leonid ...... Russell Dixon
Maria ...... Jo-Anne Knowles
Yuri ...... David Crellin
The Shopkeeper ...... Malcolm Raeburn

The Diary of a Madman
The tale of Poprishchin, a government clerk who gradually descends into insanity. In his diary, he records his daily frustrations and humiliations, but his dull existence is transformed when he overhears two dogs talking.
The Madman ...... Griff Rhys Jones
Iapkin ...... Rob Pickavance
Boris ...... David Fleeshman
Isabetta ...... Ann Rye
Medji...... Mark Chatterton
Mavra ...... Emma Clarke

Written by Nikolai Gogol
Adapted by Jim Poyser
Produced by Susan Roberts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2002

1. The Two Ivans (13.5Mb)
2. The Overcoat (13.5Mb)
3. Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt (13.6Mb)
4. The Nose (13.5Mb)
5. The Mysterious Portrait (13.5Mb)
6. The Diary of a Madman (13.5Mb)

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