1. 'The great fish moved silently through the night water.'
High summer on Amity Island, lots of tourists - but something’s lurking as one young woman takes a dip. Read by Henry Goodman.
Henry Goodman reads Peter Benchley's classic 1974 novel, which went on to become one of the greatest movies of all time.
It's high summer on Cape Cod's Amity Island, and the tourists are arriving in their hundreds.
But something is lurking just off the coast and one young holiday-maker is about to go skinny dipping...
Will it ever be safe to go back into the water?
The novel shot straight on to the bestseller lists, and has since sold some 20 million copies. It was adapted into the iconic film by Steven Spielberg a year later. The film won three Academy Awards.
Abridged in ten parts by Richard Hamilton
Producer: Justine Willett
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in August 2018.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Henry Goodman |
| Author | Peter Benchley |
| Abridger | Richard Hamilton |
| Producer | Justine Willett |
Broadcasts
Mon 20 Aug 2018 22:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4- Mon 6 Jun 2022 14:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 7 Jun 2022 02:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 26 Feb 2024 21:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
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