{"product_id":"book-kend","title":"The Doomed Oasis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fight to save an oasis and find a missing man: Hammond Innes’ classic adventure novel dramatized with a full-cast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a newspaper article and an almost-forgotten client propels young English lawyer George Grant to delve into the affairs of an elusive oilman he embarks on a mystery trip to the Arabian peninsula. But what begins as an innocent search, leads Grant into a maze of political intrigue and family secrets in the deserts of Arabia. Accompanying Grant is the illegitimate son of the missing man, and from Bahrain to Dubai to the mountains of Jebel Al-Akhbar, the great desert of the Empty Quarter provides a backdrop to the friction, drama and tragedy that develops between Grant and his companion. Can the pair save the oasis from the encroaching sands? Will missing David Whittaker be found alive? And will the men be able to battle the politics and practicalities in a final confrontation with the Emir as new oil is discovered?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Doomed Oasis\u003c\/b\u003e is the story of how two ordinary men find themselves in extraordinary circumstances and must use all their ingenuity to not only save an oasis and find a missing man, but also keep themselves alive. This is an absolute archive gem, a full-cast adaptation of a great novel packed with intrigue, suspense, thrills and revelations, starring \u003cb\u003eTim Munro\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Hammond Innes\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Rene Basilico\u003cbr\u003eProduced by John Fawcett Wilson\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Grant -\u003cb\u003e Tim Munro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHenry Grant -\u003cb\u003e Robert James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexander Erkhard - \u003cb\u003eJohn Malcolm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuffini - \u003cb\u003eRobert Rietty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetty - \u003cb\u003eJill Lidstone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTessa -\u003cb\u003e Nadia Hammam\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaxi Driver\/Waiter -\u003cb\u003e Nadim Sawalha\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHotel receptionist -\u003cb\u003e Neville Rofaila\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAkhmed\/Sheikh’s Messenger\/Yousif\/Ali - \u003cb\u003eAli Refaie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOtto Smith - \u003cb\u003eGeorge Roubicek\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaptain Chuck Berry - \u003cb\u003eDavid McAlister\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Philip Gorde - \u003cb\u003eGarard Green\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan Whittaker - \u003cb\u003eHelena Breck\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDriver\/Palace Guard\/Trucial Oman Scout - \u003cb\u003eMohammad Sultan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColonel Whittaker - \u003cb\u003eBernard Horsfall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSheikh Makhmud - \u003cb\u003eFarouk El-Demerdash\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrince Khalid -\u003cb\u003e Raad Rawi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack Entwistle - \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Hinsliff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSheikh Abdullah - \u003cb\u003eAdam Hussein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSalim - \u003cb\u003eGeorge Masri\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Whittaker- \u003cb\u003eChristopher Guard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHamid - \u003cb\u003eMamdouh Ashour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoy - \u003cb\u003eYasmin Abdul Rahman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColonel Goodge - \u003cb\u003eNicholas Courtney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaptain Chuck Berry - \u003cb\u003eDavid McAlister\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSergeant Rashid - \u003cb\u003eAdam Hussein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbdul Zaid Emir of Hadd - \u003cb\u003eRenu Setna\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst Broadcast BBC Radio 2, 22nd Aug - 26th Sep 1984\u003cbr\u003e©2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49877886861616,"sku":"BDkend","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/694550-kend-Square.jpg?v=1749384735","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-kend","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}