The Cazalets — Elizabeth Jane Howard

Penelope Wilton narrates BBC Radio 4's epic dramatization of the treasured family saga

Elizabeth Jane Howard's five-book chronicle of the upper-middle class Cazalet family begins in 1938, as siblings Hugh, Edward, Ruper, and Rachel join together for another family holiday at Home Place, their house in the Sussex countryside.

During the course of "The Light Years," "Marking Time," "Confusion," "Casting Off," and "All Change," the progress of their lives, and those of their children, will be charted. As their stories unfold, we gain a vivid insight into the lives, hopes, and loves of three generations during the Second Word War and beyond.

Dramatized by Sarah Daniels and Lin Coghlan, and with a large cast of actors across all five books, this remarkable radio event adds a new dimension to Elizabeth Jane Howard's extraordinary chronicles.