The Orchid Grower
Sunday 25 June 2006 20:00-21:30 (Radio 3)
By Sebastian Baczkiewicz.
In 1964, KGB officer Yuri Nosenko defected to the USA in what should have been a major coup for the CIA. But he was to suffer years of torture and imprisonment without trial as civil war raged within the CIA.
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
Playlist:
Phil Kovacs (old) ...... Kenneth Welsh
Phil Kovacs (young) ...... John Cleland
James Angleton ...... Michael Murphy
Yuri Nosenko ...... Leo Vernik
Fran Kovacs ...... Emma Campbell
Andy Dawson ...... Greg Ellwand
Stan Forbes ...... Rod Wilson
Frank Holmes ...... John Robinson
Stacey ...... Tara Samuels
Richard Helms ...... Chuck Shamata
Dr Delamore ...... Michael Caruana
Cal ...... Patrick McManus
Bruce Solie ...... Barry Flatman
Durand ...... Jonathan Higgins
CIA doctor ...... Gerry Mendicino
Co-producer Greg DeClute.
Director Toby Swift.