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1/2: "The great fish moved silently through the night water..."

It’s summer and tourists flock to Amity Island. One young woman is about to go skinny-dipping... Read by Henry Goodman.

It's high summer. At Cape Cod's Amity Island, 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?

Peter Benchley's classic novel 'Jaws' was first published in 1974 and shot straight on to the bestseller lists. It's since sold over 20 million copies.

A year later, it was adapted into the iconic film by Steven Spielberg, which won three Academy Awards.

Omnibus of the first five of ten parts abridged by Richard Hamilton.

Read by Henry Goodman.

Producer: Justine Willett

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in August 2018.

1 hour, 15 minutes

Last on

Sun 12 Jun 2022 06:00

Broadcasts

  • Sun 26 Aug 2018 14:30
  • Mon 27 Aug 2018 02:30
  • Sun 12 Jun 2022 06:00