Richard Armitage
Michael Berkeley's guest is the actor and writer Richard Armitage.
Private Passions · BBC Radio 3
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Show Notes
The actor Richard Armitage refuses to be pigeon-holed. He first made a national impact as the mill-owner John Thornton in the BBC adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South. Audiences around the world know him as Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson. He’s played a serial killer in Hannibal, a spy in Spooks, and has starred in four Harlan Coben thrillers on Netflix.
He’s also written thrillers: the most recent is The Cut, which examines childhood trauma and the dangers of buried secrets - and also draws on his own musical experiences, because the main character, like Richard, plays the cello.
His choices include works by Arvo Part, Mahler, Rameau, and Gluck.
Presenter Michael Berkeley Producer Clare Walker