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Radio 4 Extra,03 Jan 1982,45 mins

Available for 22 days

Tempted by the idea of duck shooting, Carruthers is lured by his friend Davies into a yachting expedition in the Baltic. But then he discovers that the itinerary involves more than killing fowl... Erskine Childer's 'immortal' tale of espionage, first published in 1903. Set before the First World War, when Britain shared a tense-rivalry with the Kaiser's Germany. Starring Jeremy Clyde and Michael Cochrane. Dramatised in three parts by Colin Davis. Carruthers .... Jeremy Clyde Davies .... Michael Cochrane Dolmann .... Michael Spice Bartles .... Wolf Kahler Withers .... Hugh Dickson Carter .... Nigel Caliburn Lady Ashleigh .... Pauline Letts Simon .... Stephen Garlick Amanda .... Diana Martin Sarah .... Stella Forge Other parts were played by members of the cast. Director: Gordon House First broadcast on the BBC World Service in January 1982.

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