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The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe

A French officer is sentenced to a tortuous death by the Spanish Inquisition. Classic chiller. Stars Marius Goring. From 1943.

A French officer is sentenced to a tortuous death by the Spanish Inquisition.

Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale.

Dramatised by John Dickson Carr.

Originally a weekly half-hour of mystery and suspense.

Story-Teller: The Man in Black - Valentine Dyall

D'Albret ...... Marius Goring
The Grand Inquisitor ...... William Trent
Second Inquisitor ...... Phillip Leaver
Clerk ...... Heron Carvic
Beatrice ...... Sehri Saklatvala

Producers: Val Gielgud & Martyn C Webster

First broadcast on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service in September 1943.

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 26 Oct 2022 00:00
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  • Tue 25 Oct 2022 18:00
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  • Wed 26 Oct 2022 00:00
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