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2. Shangri-La

Hugh Conway and the others are stranded in the Tibetan wilderness, but a man named Chang comes to their aid. Stars Derek Jacobi.

The aeroplane carrying Conway, Mallinson, Barnard and Miss Brinklow crash-landed on a high pass in the Karakoram mountains.

Out of the Tibetan wilderness suddenly appeared the Chinese man Chang.

Stars Derek Jacobi.

James Hilton's novel about Shangri-La, the mystical lamasery hidden in the mountains of Tibet.

Dramatisatised by Barry Campbell.

Hugh Conway ...... Derek Jacobi
Mallinson ...... Andrew Branch
Barnard ...... Alan Tilvern
Miss Brinklow ...... Carol Marsh
Chang ...... Garard Green
Hilton ...... Alaric Cotter
High Lama ...... Alan Wheatley

Pianist: Antony Miall

Producer: Graham Gauld

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in September 1981.

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Fri 7 Apr 2023 00:00

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