Host James Harvey is joined by Coward expert Julie Gambling to delve into the works of one of the UK's best-loved and most prolific writers.

Our second season is all about Coward on the big screen - from disastrous adaptations of his plays to working with the leading lights of the British film industry. This week we've come back to Coward's final collaboration with legendary director David Lean: Brief Encounter. Tissues ready, everyone!

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ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD FOUNDATION

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Noël Coward Foundation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ was set up as a charitable trust in 2000 by Graham Payn and Dany Dasto. Its aim is to award grants to educational and professional development projects across the performing arts and to continue the keen interest Coward himself took in charitable work during his lifetime. The Foundation is proud to support a diverse range of outstanding organisations working in theatre, music, playwriting, technical training, academic research and many other areas.

ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD ARCHIVE TRUST

Coward’s work remains an essential resource for 21st Century researchers, practitioners, students and enthusiasts worldwide. The mission of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Noël Coward Archive Trust⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is to preserve Coward’s legacy and influence by making publicly available materials from Coward’s lifetime through accessible, sustainable cultural heritage practices. Both our physical archive and digital collection are fully searchable in a directory of over 15,000 items held within the Noël Coward Archive, which will soon be available as both finding aid and digital catalogue. We also provide tours and research support for those who wish to learn more about his life and work.

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Host James Harvey is joined by Coward expert Julie Gambling to delve into the plays of one of the UK's best-loved and most prolific writers.

Our second season is all about Coward on the big screen - from disastrous adaptations of his plays to working with the leading lights of the British film industry. This week Coward goes to war as a stoic naval captain in his patriotic war drama, In Which We Serve.

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ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD FOUNDATION

⁠⁠⁠⁠The Noël Coward Foundation⁠⁠⁠⁠ was set up as a charitable trust in 2000 by Graham Payn and Dany Dasto. Its aim is to award grants to educational and professional development projects across the performing arts and to continue the keen interest Coward himself took in charitable work during his lifetime. The Foundation is proud to support a diverse range of outstanding organisations working in theatre, music, playwriting, technical training, academic research and many other areas.

ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD ARCHIVE TRUST

Coward’s work remains an essential resource for 21st Century researchers, practitioners, students and enthusiasts worldwide. The mission of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Noël Coward Archive Trust⁠⁠⁠⁠ is to preserve Coward’s legacy and influence by making publicly available materials from Coward’s lifetime through accessible, sustainable cultural heritage practices. Both our physical archive and digital collection are fully searchable in a directory of over 15,000 items held within the Noël Coward Archive, which will soon be available as both finding aid and digital catalogue. We also provide tours and research support for those who wish to learn more about his life and work.

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Dame Patricia Routledge passed away earlier this month at the age of 96. A leading star of stage and screen, she was a Coward fan and a Coward performer throughout her life, and spoke to the Noël Coward Foundation in 2023 about her career and memories of The Master.

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ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD FOUNDATION

⁠⁠⁠⁠The Noël Coward Foundation⁠⁠⁠⁠ was set up as a charitable trust in 2000 by Graham Payn and Dany Dasto. Its aim is to award grants to educational and professional development projects across the performing arts and to continue the keen interest Coward himself took in charitable work during his lifetime. The Foundation is proud to support a diverse range of outstanding organisations working in theatre, music, playwriting, technical training, academic research and many other areas.

ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD ARCHIVE TRUST

Coward’s work remains an essential resource for 21st Century researchers, practitioners, students and enthusiasts worldwide. The mission of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Noël Coward Archive Trust⁠⁠⁠⁠ is to preserve Coward’s legacy and influence by making publicly available materials from Coward’s lifetime through accessible, sustainable cultural heritage practices. Both our physical archive and digital collection are fully searchable in a directory of over 15,000 items held within the Noël Coward Archive, which will soon be available as both finding aid and digital catalogue. We also provide tours and research support for those who wish to learn more about his life and work.

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Host James Harvey is joined by Coward experts Julie Gambling and Robert Hazle to delve into the plays of one of the UK's best-loved and most prolific writers.

Our second season is all about Coward on the big screen - from disastrous adaptations of his plays to working with the leading lights of the British film industry. This week, it's the turn of the playwright's Best Picture-winning epic, Cavalcade.

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ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD FOUNDATION

⁠⁠⁠The Noël Coward Foundation⁠⁠⁠ was set up as a charitable trust in 2000 by Graham Payn and Dany Dasto. Its aim is to award grants to educational and professional development projects across the performing arts and to continue the keen interest Coward himself took in charitable work during his lifetime. The Foundation is proud to support a diverse range of outstanding organisations working in theatre, music, playwriting, technical training, academic research and many other areas.

ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD ARCHIVE TRUST

Coward’s work remains an essential resource for 21st Century researchers, practitioners, students and enthusiasts worldwide. The mission of the ⁠⁠⁠Noël Coward Archive Trust⁠⁠⁠ is to preserve Coward’s legacy and influence by making publicly available materials from Coward’s lifetime through accessible, sustainable cultural heritage practices. Both our physical archive and digital collection are fully searchable in a directory of over 15,000 items held within the Noël Coward Archive, which will soon be available as both finding aid and digital catalogue. We also provide tours and research support for those who wish to learn more about his life and work.

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BONUS EPISODE!

James Harvey sits down with Noël Coward himself, Arty Froushan. Arty plays Coward in the new film, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, and this episode discusses his preparation, acting technique, and why he keeps playing playwrights.

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale arrives in UK cinemas from 12th September.

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ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD FOUNDATION

⁠⁠⁠The Noël Coward Foundation⁠⁠⁠ was set up as a charitable trust in 2000 by Graham Payn and Dany Dasto. Its aim is to award grants to educational and professional development projects across the performing arts and to continue the keen interest Coward himself took in charitable work during his lifetime. The Foundation is proud to support a diverse range of outstanding organisations working in theatre, music, playwriting, technical training, academic research and many other areas.

ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD ARCHIVE TRUST

Coward’s work remains an essential resource for 21st Century researchers, practitioners, students and enthusiasts worldwide. The mission of the ⁠⁠⁠Noël Coward Archive Trust⁠⁠⁠ is to preserve Coward’s legacy and influence by making publicly available materials from Coward’s lifetime through accessible, sustainable cultural heritage practices. Both our physical archive and digital collection are fully searchable in a directory of over 15,000 items held within the Noël Coward Archive, which will soon be available as both finding aid and digital catalogue. We also provide tours and research support for those who wish to learn more about his life and work.

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Host James Harvey is joined by Coward experts Julie Gambling and Robert Hazle to delve into the plays of one of the UK's best-loved and most prolific writers.

Our second season is all about Coward on the big screen - from disastrous adaptations of his plays to working with the leading lights of the British film industry. This week, to celebrate its appearance on the big screen in the upcoming Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, we're looking at Coward's smash-hit musical with the same plot as Titanic: Bitter Sweet.

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ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD FOUNDATION

⁠⁠The Noël Coward Foundation⁠⁠ was set up as a charitable trust in 2000 by Graham Payn and Dany Dasto. Its aim is to award grants to educational and professional development projects across the performing arts and to continue the keen interest Coward himself took in charitable work during his lifetime. The Foundation is proud to support a diverse range of outstanding organisations working in theatre, music, playwriting, technical training, academic research and many other areas.

ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD ARCHIVE TRUST

Coward’s work remains an essential resource for 21st Century researchers, practitioners, students and enthusiasts worldwide. The mission of the ⁠⁠Noël Coward Archive Trust⁠⁠ is to preserve Coward’s legacy and influence by making publicly available materials from Coward’s lifetime through accessible, sustainable cultural heritage practices. Both our physical archive and digital collection are fully searchable in a directory of over 15,000 items held within the Noël Coward Archive, which will soon be available as both finding aid and digital catalogue. We also provide tours and research support for those who wish to learn more about his life and work.

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Introducing Home Chat: The Noël Coward Podcast! Host James Harvey is joined by Coward experts Julie Gambling and Robert Hazle to delve into the plays of one of the UK's best-loved and most prolific writers.

Our second season is all about Coward on the big screen - from disastrous adaptations of his plays to working with the leading lights of the British film industry.

New episodes every two weeks, starting in September 2025. Subscribe now!

ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD FOUNDATION

⁠The Noël Coward Foundation⁠ was set up as a charitable trust in 2000 by Graham Payn and Dany Dasto. Its aim is to award grants to educational and professional development projects across the performing arts and to continue the keen interest Coward himself took in charitable work during his lifetime. The Foundation is proud to support a diverse range of outstanding organisations working in theatre, music, playwriting, technical training, academic research and many other areas.

ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD ARCHIVE TRUST

Coward’s work remains an essential resource for 21st Century researchers, practitioners, students and enthusiasts worldwide. The mission of the ⁠Noël Coward Archive Trust⁠ is to preserve Coward’s legacy and influence by making publicly available materials from Coward’s lifetime through accessible, sustainable cultural heritage practices. Both our physical archive and digital collection are fully searchable in a directory of over 15,000 items held within the Noël Coward Archive, which will soon be available as both finding aid and digital catalogue. We also provide tours and research support for those who wish to learn more about his life and work.

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Host James Harvey is joined by Coward experts Julie Gambling and Robert Hazle to delve into the plays of one of the UK's best-loved and most prolific writers. This week: Hay Fever grips the West End as Coward looks for inspiration in America.

Our first season celebrates the four shows Coward had produced on London's West End in June 1925: The Vortex, Fallen Angels, On With The Dance and Hay Fever.

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ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD FOUNDATION

⁠The Noël Coward Foundation⁠ was set up as a charitable trust in 2000 by Graham Payn and Dany Dasto. Its aim is to award grants to educational and professional development projects across the performing arts and to continue the keen interest Coward himself took in charitable work during his lifetime. The Foundation is proud to support a diverse range of outstanding organisations working in theatre, music, playwriting, technical training, academic research and many other areas.

ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD ARCHIVE TRUST

Coward’s work remains an essential resource for 21st Century researchers, practitioners, students and enthusiasts worldwide. The mission of the ⁠Noël Coward Archive Trust⁠ is to preserve Coward’s legacy and influence by making publicly available materials from Coward’s lifetime through accessible, sustainable cultural heritage practices. Both our physical archive and digital collection are fully searchable in a directory of over 15,000 items held within the Noël Coward Archive, which will soon be available as both finding aid and digital catalogue. We also provide tours and research support for those who wish to learn more about his life and work.

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