Thursday 8 October10.00pm-11.00pmBBC RADIO 2
On
8th December 1980, one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century
was shot dead in New York City. This single voice, dramatic monologue
sits between drama and documentary and is an utterly compelling story of
John Lennon’s last day.
The Beatles star would have
turned 75 on 9th October 2015, but his life was cut tragically short.
This docu-drama, written by Stephen Kennedy, charts the events of that
infamous day. The story is told by Liverpool actor Ian Hart (Boardwalk
Empire, Harry Potter as Professor Quirinus Quirrell), who has played
Lennon on three separate occasions. He guides listeners through the
events of that fateful day in forensic detail and his narration is
combined with the voice of Lennon himself – both from archive recordings
and from the music that made him a legend.
Ian Hart says: “There will always be interest and intrigue into every
part of his life, and now we take a sensitive look at the
incomprehensible day when he was tragically taken from this world too
soon.”
Stephen Kennedy says: “I’m delighted to have my first radio drama
commissioned by BBC Radio 2 and ecstatic to have Ian Hart performing in
it. In my opinion, no actor has ever captured John Lennon’s character
better than Ian did in the film Backbeat. He has extraordinary talent.”
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