Rose Tremain - The Jester of Astapovo
4 Extra Debut. In flight from his wife and the press, sickly Count Leo Tolstoy arrives at an isolated Russian station. Stars John Lightbody.
Nothing happens in Astapovo, an isolated little place in the vast Russian countryside.
Until the day a very unwell Count Leo Tolstoy arrives at the little railway station with the Countess - and the hungry Russian press pack - on his trail.
Starring John Lightbody.
Rose Tremain's dramatisation of her own short story based on real events.
Ivan ..... John Lightbody
Anna ..... Maggie Service
Countess Tolstoya ..... Barbara Flynn
Chertkov ..... Ewan Bailey
Dushan ..... Chris Lew Kum Hoi
Count Leo Tolstoy/Dmitri ..... Roger Ringrose
Sound: Caleb Knightley
Director: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2020.
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