Episode 5
Sliding down the map, far from Moscow, we sailed into Novorossiisk aboard the rackety ship Shilka, just about afloat...
Teffi was a famous Russian writer in the early 1900s, forced to flee her country. And this is the story of her eventful flight, which is newly translated by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler, Anne Marie Jackson and Irina Steinberg. It is abridged for radio by Katrin Williams.
Sliding down the map, far from Moscow.. the author ends up in Novorossiisk.. where's that? Then she thinks about places even further afield, as the homeland 'slips away from us'.
Reader Tracy-Ann Oberman
Reader Duncan Minshull.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Tracy Ann Oberman |
| Author | Teffi |
| Abridger | Katrin Williams |
| Producer | Duncan Minshull |
Broadcasts
- Fri 20 May 201609:45BBC Radio 4 FM
- Sat 21 May 201600:30BBC Radio 4
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