Round the Bend - BBC Saturday Night Theatre - Nevil Shute

Round the Bend is a 1951 novel by Nevil Shute. It tells the story of Constantine "Connie" Shaklin, an aircraft engineer who founds a new religion transcending existing religions based on the merit of good work. It deals with racism, including the White Australia policy, and also with the importance of private enterprise. It was one of the first novels Shute wrote after emigrating from Britain to Australia in 1950.

Nevil Shute Norway was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and Nevil Shute as his pen name to protect his engineering career from inferences by his employers (Vickers) or fellow engineers that he was not a serious person or from potential negative publicity in connection with his novels, which included On the Beach and A Town Like Alice.

The novel, written in the first person, adopts the voice and eyes of Tom Cutter, an aircraft pilot, engineer, and entrepreneur.
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[DavidMyers-ck]

What a lovely gentle play. Such a change in this
Violent age.

[royweblin]

Thank you for providing us all with the service that the BBC once did.
What quality and atmosphere.
Entertainment rather than re-education.

[jameshead]

This is the BBC at its best and wish still was

[marshy]

Excellent play!! 71 years old and can still be heard!

[johnhannay]

Wonderful how profound subjects could be examined in a sober and interesting way. A serious book can be brought to like with a superb cast. What a break from the shallow 'issues' based drama we have to endure now.

[camelia]

A very good play indeed. Thanks for uploading.

[johnbunyan]

Thank you for posting this.
An excellent production of this superb novel.
Nevil Shute wrote beautifully plotted stories, compared with so many shallow shoot-em-ups that are churned out today.

[pv]

A wonderful and relaxing story. Thank you.

[GINGERPAIR]

I was privileged to find this drama. So many thanks x

[MrBazzabee]

Thanx Uncle Chesterton, that was absolutely fabulous.God doesn't take a part in your usual plays and Candlemass is just the right time.Thanks a lot Uncle.

[lesconn]

Very well done by the BBC to condense the book into 90 minutes of radio, although Connie Shaklin didn't sound like that in my head when I read it first 40 odd years ago. Thank you for uploading it.

[pilgrim....]

Superb high quality product. Really enjoyed listening not just the tale itself but listening to something of historical importance. The language was fascinating after being spoon fed pre digested content from mainstream media, Definitely for adults only.
Our 'Hero ?' Will protect his employees from racial slurs but is happy to grossly underpay them ? I think most of us long for better times but those Romans etc. Do not want anyone rocking the boat.
Love this. Thank you all responsible thank you.

[damarekonayaro]

Thanks a lot for uploading this. I have enjoyed this before and again just now. Keep up the good work !

[joycarmichael]

❤ in all the colours, absolutely wonderful, thanks

[yutub]

What a beautiful play. I am not religious at all but this is really soul lifting stuff. Thanks so much for sharing.

[joycarmichael]

I am so glad I heard this. Thank you for a most wonderful production.

[AliceWatts-dv]

Thing’s don’t change do they, people still fear anything different to themselves, rather than respecting different ways of being 😊

[daftirishmarej]

The thought of buying a plane on HP! 😄😁

[martinblunden]

Cheers for these posts mdear, as others have said, the beeb at its best mdear 😁

[johnlawrence]

So Stanley Kubrick got the idea of using Thus Spoke Zarathustra from Betty!