Christopher Eccleston and Anthony Burgess (again!)

I got some great news from the Anthony Burgess Foundation. Well, great news for fans of my favourite writer: Christopher Eccleston will play in Burgess' screenplay Schreber on BBC Radio 3. Based on the nervous breakdown of Daniel Paul Schreber, which interested Sigmund Freud. Eccleston is not foreign to the work of Anthony Burgess, as he played in another radio adaptation of his work, which was absolutely brilliant. Both actor and writer being from Manchester, it makes perfect sense to have them work "together" again. Also, Christopher Eccleston knew first hand about mental illnesses, having unfortunately suffered from it himself. As sad as it is, his own experience should bring authenticity to his performance. So it is on BBC Radio 3 on Sunday at 19:30.