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Radio 4 Extra,19 Dec 1991,30 mins

SeriesAround The World in Eighty Days

2. Distractions in the Jungle

Jules Verne

Available for 23 days

In which Phileas Fogg rides an elephant, Sergeant Fix loses sight of him and Passepartout saves the day... Starring Leslie Phillips. Jules Verne's classic story, first published in 1872. Dramatised by Terry James. Phileas Fogg …. Leslie Phillips Passpartout …. Yves Aubert Sergeant Fix …. Jim Broadbent Hong Kong Policeman …. Jonathan Adams The Clerk …. Ronald Herdman Bombay Police …. John Church The Guide …. Mark Straker The Judge …. Terence Edmond The Conductor …. Nicholas Murchie Indian Woman …. Joanna Myers Aouda …. Diana Quick Brigadier Cromarty …. Garard Green Elephant Driver …. Lyndham Gregory Original music by Wilfredo Acosta. Director: Janet Whitaker First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1991.

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