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Radio 3,18 Apr 2012,15 mins

SeriesBram Stoker

Christopher Frayling

The Essay

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Sir Christopher Frayling recounts his 1976 research trip through Transylvania, following a route mapped out in Dracula by the character Jonathan Harker. Meeting a band of Zygany gypsies and spending the night in 'Castle Dracula' along the way, Sir Christopher explores to what extent the reality of life in the Romanian region matches the myth created in Stoker's Dracula.

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