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Radio 4 Extra,13 Mar 1996,30 mins

2. The Vessel of Wrath

Maugham's Eye View

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An unlikely liaison is formed in the Dutch East Indies when a lady missionary inadvertently falls for a drunken dropout. A series of Somerset Maugham short stories dramatised by Neville Teller. Dirk Bogarde is the narrator. Martha Jones ...... Anna Massey Ginger Ted ...... Bill Nighy Dutch Controleur ...... Timothy Spall Mr Jones ...... David Timson Engineer ...... Andrew Branch Islander ...... Roger May Director: Janet Whitaker First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1996.

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