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1. The Captain of the Polestar by Arthur Conan Doyle
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Strange apparitions loom for a Dundee whaling ship trapped in Arctic ice. Is it the captain's lost love? Stars Alec Heggie.
As a Dundee whaling ship becomes trapped in the Arctic, strange cries sound across the ice at night and a figure is glimpsed on the floes.
Is it the Captain's lost love come to reclaim him?
Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Dramatised by Marty Ross.
Series of three Scottish 19th century tales of terror and mystery.
Craigie ...... Alec Heggie
Milne ...... James Bryce
Doctor ...... Nick Underwood
Williamson ...... John Buick
McLeod ...... Brian Pettifer
Producer: Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2003.
Last on
Mon 20 May 202400:30
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