{"product_id":"book-ipls","title":"C.S. Forester: The African Queen, The Gun and more","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull cast BBC Radio productions of five of C. S. Forester’s classic novels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost famous for his Hornblower series, iconic writer C. S. Forester tells tales of adventure like no other. This BBC radio collection features modern adaptations of five of his acclaimed novels, including\u003ci\u003e The African Queen \u003c\/i\u003e(famously adapted as an Oscar-winning film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn) and \u003ci\u003eThe Gun\u003c\/i\u003e, which was turned into the hit Hollywood movie \u003ci\u003eThe Pride and the Passion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e African Queen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – East Africa, 1915. When missionary Rose Sayer’s brother dies and the German army invade their village, she finds herself thrown together with cowardly Cockney Charlie Allnut in his rickety steam-powered boat, \u003ci\u003eThe African Queen\u003c\/i\u003e. Together, they brave German attacks, rapids, malaria and mechanical mishaps – but can they survive each other’s company? This radio dramatisation goes back to the novel, reinstating Forester's original ending and giving Charlie his Cockney identity back. \u003cb\u003eSamantha Bond\u003c\/b\u003e stars as Rose, with \u003cb\u003eToby Jones\u003c\/b\u003e as Charlie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon Noir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – Based on early novels by C. S. Forester, these three psychological thrillers take crime writing in a new direction by portraying ordinary, desperate people engaging in monstrous acts. Set in the 1920s, \u003ci\u003ePayment Deferred\u003c\/i\u003e centres around a bank clerk who commits a heinous crime to get out of debt, while \u003ci\u003ePlain Murder\u003c\/i\u003e sees three ad men plotting the ‘perfect murder’. And in \u003ci\u003eThe Pursued\u003c\/i\u003e, it is 1935, and an elderly lady becomes obsessed with revenge when her daughter is found dead. \u003cb\u003eGreg Wise\u003c\/b\u003e narrates these chilling dramas, with casts including \u003cb\u003eSam Dale, Bryan Dick\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSophie Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gun \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e– This masterful historical drama tells the story of a massive 18-pounder gun that falls into the hands of Spanish partisans during the Peninsular War. Dragged across the mountains and plains of Spain, it becomes a potent symbol of pride and resistance – and changes the lives of those who fight each other to the death to gain control of it. \u003cb\u003eScott Arthur\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMatthew Grevelle\u003c\/b\u003e star in this gripping tale of guerrilla warfare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText copyright C. S. Forester 1926 (\u003ci\u003ePayment Deferred\u003c\/i\u003e), 1930 (\u003ci\u003ePlain Murder\u003c\/i\u003e), 1933 (\u003ci\u003eThe Gun\u003c\/i\u003e), 1935 (\u003ci\u003eThe African Queen, The Pursued\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by C. S. Forester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe African Queen\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing Samantha Bond, Toby Jones, Stephen Critchlow, Mark Edel-Hunt, David Acton\u003cbr\u003eAdapted by Paul Mendelson\u003cbr\u003eProduced and directed by David Ian Neville\u003cbr\u003eMusic composed and played by Gary C. Newman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eLondon Noir\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Paul Mendelson\u003cbr\u003eProduced and directed by David Ian Neville\u003cbr\u003eMusic composed by Gary C. Newman\u003cbr\u003eClarinet: Samantha Baldwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePayment Deferred\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing Greg Wise, Sam Dale, Rebecca Lacey, Teresa Gallagher, Nick Underwood, David Thorpe, Sam Cummings, Emily Dolbear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlain Murder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing Greg Wise, Bryan Dick, Susie Riddell, Crawford Logan, David Seddon, Christopher Webster, David Holt, Cassie Layton, Imogen Barnes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Pursued\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing Greg Wise, Sophie Thompson, Ben Crowe, Tessa Peake-Jones, Richard Lumsden, Carl Prekopp, Charlie Abbit, Cassie Layton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Gun\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing Scott Arthur, Matthew Gravelle, Keiron Self, Don Gilet, Kevin Doyle\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Mike Walker\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Polly Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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