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World Service,22 Aug 2000,28 mins

Nikolai Gogol goes to Liberia

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A look at the production of a radio performance of 'The Government Inspector' in Liberia. Why are the themes of mistaken identity, provincial decay and mismanagement so relevant? Includes interviews with the actors taking part and the play's producer Fiona Ledger.

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