The Kinks’ classic album Arthur will be turned into a radio drama for BBC Radio 4, 50 years after it was released. The BBC confirmed that Arthur – a concept album about a man who struggles to find his place in a country that is wrestling with the end of the colonial era – would air in November. The Radio 4 commissioning editor for drama and fiction, Alison Hindell, said the “seminal album” would be turned into a radio drama that “makes you want to dance as you listen”. The Kinks’ Ray Davies said the album was inspired by real-life events. Davies, who adapted the drama alongside the Olivier-nominated playwright Paul Sirett, is also a producer.

Source: The Guardian October 06, 2019 11:59 UTC