C S. Forester Hornblower And The Crisis


(4.4 stars; 16 reviews)

Saturday-Night Theatre: Hornblower and the Crisis Sat 22nd Aug 1970, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM The posthumous novel by C.S. Forester, adapted for radio by Val Gielgud who introduces the play with John Westbrook and John Bennett. The year is 1805 - shortly before the Battle of Trafalgar. Special effects by David Fleming-Williams in conjunction with the Sail Training Association From Manchester Producer: Trevor Hill Music: Johnny Pearson   Hornblower, as a retired Admiral and as a young Captain: John Westbrook Lieutenant Bush: John Bennett Captain James Meadows: John McGregor Captain Baddlestone, of the water-hoy Princess: Wilfred Harrison Court of Enquiry: Roy Barraclough Mr Prowse, the Sailing-Master: Joseph Holmes A boy at Plymouth: Ronald Harvi Admiral Foster, the Port-Admiral: Graham Tennant Maria Hornblower: Vida Paterson Mr Marsden, Secretary to the Board of Admiralty: John Blain Mr Dorsey: Ronald Harvi Mr Barrow: David Mahlowe Dr Claudius, the forger: Colin Edwynn Lord Barham, First Lord of the Admiralty: Norman Shelley

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.