Editing The Forsyte Saga (section)

==== Radio adaptations ====
There have been various BBC radio dramatisations. The first was probably a radio production of ''The Man of Property''  in 11 weekly parts commencing 9 December 1945 on the BBC Home Service. The music used as the opening and closing theme came from [[Edward Elgar]]'s ''[[Enigma Variations]]'', specifically the ''[[Enigma Variations#Variation IX (Adagio) "Nimrod"|Nimrod]]'' variation. This adaptation starred Leo Genn as Jo, Grizelda Hervey as Irene and Ronald Simpson as Soames.  It was adapted by Muriel Levy and produced by [[Val Gielgud]] and Felix Felton. Young Jolyons in later adaptations included [[Andrew Cruickshank]], [[Leo Genn]] and [[Guy Rolfe]]. Another production of the dramatised cycle, which had [[Rachel Gurney]] as Irene, [[Noel Johnson]] as Young Jolyon and [[Alan Wheatley]] as Soames, came soon after the 1967 television series. The version broadcast in 1990 comprised a 75-minute opening episode followed by 22 hour-long episodes, entitled ''The Forsyte Chronicles''. It was the most expensive radio drama serial ever broadcast, due to its length and its big-name cast, which included [[Dirk Bogarde]], [[Diana Quick]], [[Michael Williams (actor)|Michael Williams]] and [[Alan Howard (actor)|Alan Howard]]. This radio series was rerun on [[BBC 7]] radio in 2004, and has been released commercially.

In January 2016, [[BBC Radio 4]] began broadcasting a new radio adaptation by [[Shaun McKenna]] and Lin Coghlan under the title ''The Forsytes'', scheduled to continue until late 2017. The cast was led by [[Joseph Millson]] as Soames, [[Jessica Raine]] as Fleur, [[Juliet Aubrey]] as Irene, Harry Haddon Paton as Bosinney and Ewan Bailey as Young Jolyon.  It was directed by Marion Nancarrow and Gemma Jenkins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b078j2pf|title=John Galsworthy – The Forsyte Saga |publisher=BBC Radio 4}}</ref>