The finest example of travel writing about that much documented city, Venice, is by repute from the pen of Jan Morris CBE FRSL (1926-2020). Morris also wrote about her transition from male to female in a book entitled "Conundrum". This well produced BBC radio drama sets her descriptions of Venice against her documentary of transition, at a time when very few had trodden that path. Born James Morris she knew from a very young age that she was born into the wrong body, and underwent hormone treatment and surgery in the late 60s/early 70s. Curiously she had her operation abroad in Morocco, furious at the Harley Street insistence that she should divorce her wife Elizabeth first. The parallels with the story of Venice are complex - the city straddles the Orient and the West with one foot in each camp, as Morris straddled male and female, and the City has on occasion teetered on the verge of collective insanity, as Morris suffered bouts of loneliness and depression at her condition. I enjoyed the play very much, although to be honest "Conundrum" received by far the lions share of the dialogue. Morris's writing is however beautiful, her descriptions of people and places poetic, and she richly deserves her status as one of Britain's best loved travel writers. Cast included Edalia Day, Theo Fraser Steele, Julian Harries, Leon Bedwell, Mary Malone, Gilian Cally, Peter Hamilton Dyer, Bunny Cook, Nigel Campbell, and Patrick Brown. Written by Robin Brooks. Based on the works of Jan Morris. Directed and produced by Fiona McAlpine. First broadcast 30 July 2023.