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3. The Pit
Episode 3 of 4
Will the narrator and his dog survive a watery entrapment? Jim Norton reads William Hope Hodgson's fantasy published in 1908.
Will the narrator and his dog survive a watery entrapment?
First published in 1908, William Hope Hodgson's fantasy novella is now seen as a classic of early, Edwardian sci-fi.
Read by Jim Norton.
Abridged in four parts by Doreen Estall.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in September 2007.
Last on
Fri 30 Apr 202100:00
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