The Great Jowett

The Great Jowett was a BBC radio play written by Graham Greene. First broadcast on Saturday 6 May 1939, it was produced and narrated by Stephen Potter. The play chronicles the life of an Oxford don, Benjamin Jowett during the 19th century and his struggles to be a Master for a college whilst translating Plato.

Characters

 * Commentator
 * Mr Griggs - Oxford Guide
 * Mr Foster - head porter of Balliol
 * Benjamin Jowett
 * Matthew Knight - his servant
 * Arthur Stanley
 * Green, Peel, Ross and Smith - fellows of Balliol
 * The Vice Chancellor
 * Paine and Plumer - Undergraduates
 * Algernon Swinburne
 * Dr Scott - Master of Balliol
 * Mrs Sparks - a Landlady
 * Archbishop of Canterbury
 * Matthew Arnold
 * Miss Knight - Jowett's housekeeper