Episode 5
The senior devil loses patience, as he fears that the patient is slipping from Wormwood's grasp. Read by Simon Russell Beale. From November 2013.
Originally broadcast in 2013, in the week marking the fiftieth anniversary of CS Lewis's death, and which saw a memorial stone to the author unveiled in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, Radio 4's Book of the Week marked the occasion with a reading of his famous letters from a senior to a junior devil.
Read by Simon Russell Beale
Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall.
A Jane Marshall production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Simon Russell Beale |
| Producer | Jane Marshall |
| Abridger | Jane Marshall |
| Author | CS Lewis |
Broadcasts
Fri 22 Nov 2013 09:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM- Sat 23 Nov 2013 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Fri 19 Oct 2018 14:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 20 Oct 2018 02:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
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