Quartered Safe Out Here

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Quartered Safe Out Here by George MacDonald Fraser, dramatised by Robin Brooks. A gripping, and vivid dramatisation of George MacDonald Fraser's account of his time with the 14th army in Burma, fighting Japan in 1945. George MacDonald Fraser’s account of fighting in the Burma Campaign of 1945 is widely accepted as one of the best war-memoirs ever written, by turns hilarious, exciting, and moving. As he records the words and reactions of his comrades, he gives us the ideal lens through which to view the momentous events of the period, while taking us right back into the jungles and paddy-fields, the patrols, air-drops, long marches and savage encounters with the enemy. MacDonald Fraser went on to have a very successful career as a screenwriter and novelist, becoming the author of the best-selling Flashman novels, and he brings these dramatic talents to bear on the vividly drawn characters of his Section, and the wild variety of events they experience, from high comedy to the darkest tragedy. He shows us the key events and themes of this critical period from the point of view of the foot-soldier in a bitterly-fought campaign. Quartered Safe Out Here is an authentic record of the last throes of World War Two. GEORGE . . . . . Nicholas Nunn HUTTON . . . . . James Atherton GRANDARSE . . . . . Oliver Huntingdon FORSTER . . . . . Charlie Archer NIXON . . . . . Daniel Rainford DUKE . . . . . James Anthony-Rose PARKER . . . . . Ben Elder LONG JOHN . . . . . Theo Fraser Steele JENKINS. . . . . Richard Bates Adapted by Robin Brooks Directed and Produced by Fiona McAlpine Sound Design Alisdair McGregor Additional Sound by Markus Andreas Broadcast Assistant Hermione Sylvester Picture credit: George MacDonald Fraser in uniform, 1945 - courtesy of Nicholas Fraser.