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Marmalade for Comrade Philby

Black comedy by Christopher William Hill. Mediocre novelist Patrick Bradyn discovers that his French translator has re-worked his latest spy novel as autobiography.

Black comedy by Christopher William Hill. When mediocre novelist Patrick Bradyn discovers that his French translator has reworked his latest spy novel as autobiography, he finds himself with a profound moral conundrum.

Patrick Bradyn ...... Bill Nighy
Hannah Olrod ...... Penelope Wilton
Delphine Barbret ...... Rachel Atkins
Ken ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Lottie ...... Claudia Elmhirst
Barlow ...... Adrian Scarborough

With original music by Lucinda Mason Brown.

A Goldhawk Essential production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

45 minutes

Last on

Thu 30 Jul 2009 14:15

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  • Thu 30 Jul 2009 14:15

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