The Complete George Smiley Radio Dramas: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization by John Le Carre (Audio CD, 2016)

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By John LeCarre. George Smiley is one of the most brilliantly realised characters in British fiction. The Complete George Smiley Radio Dramas on Audio CD. "Call for the Dead" is the first Smiley novel, which sees him looking into an apparent suicide only to uncover a murderous conspiracy.

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The complete collection of acclaimed BBC Radio dramas based on John le Carre's bestselling novels, starring Simon Russell Beale as George Smiley. With a star cast including Kenneth Cranham, Eleanor Bron, Brian Cox, Ian MacDiarmid, Anna Chancellor, Hugh Bonneville and Lindsay Duncan, these enthralling dramatisations perfectly capture the atmosphere of le Carre's taut, thrilling spy novels. Call for the Dead is the first Smiley novel, which sees him looking into an apparent suicide only to uncover a murderous conspiracy; A Murder of Quality finds Smiley investigating a murder in a private school; The Spy Who Came in from the Cold introduces Alec Leamas, a British intelligence officer whose East Berlin network is in tatters; The Looking Glass War features former spy Fred Leiser, lured back from retirement to investigate a claim that Soviet missiles are being installed close to the West German border; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is the first book in the Karla trilogy, and sees Smiley searching for a mole who has infiltrated the Circus; The Honourable Schoolboy sees Smiley determined to destroy his nemesis, Karla, and his spy networks; Smiley's People finds George Smiley called out of retirement to exorcise some Cold War ghosts from his clandestine past; The Secret Pilgrim sees Smiley invited to dine with the eager new recruits at the Circus. He offers them his thoughts on espionage and, in doing so, prompts a former colleague to re-examine his own eventful secret life. 'A radio triumph...Simon Russell Beale's pitch-perfect master spy' - Financial Times . Duration: 19 hours.

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PublisherBBC Audio, a Division of Random House
ISBN-139781785293184
eBay Product ID (ePID)221264236

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Book TitleThe Complete George Smiley Radio Dramas: Bbc Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatization
TopicBooks
Publication Year2016
LanguageEnglish
Run Time1140 Mins
AuthorJohn Le Carre
FormatAudio CD

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Item Height141mm
Item Width138mm
Item Weight422g

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJohn Le Carre

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  • smiley

    keeps tue to the original stories and simon russell beale excellent as always

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    Dispatched promptly , cheapest I could find and perfect.

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  • Wonderful radio drama

    This is BBC at its best. A magnificent cast and glorious writing. But be warned: it's addictive. When I started, it was Breaking Bad all over again. One disc straight after another, unashamed binge-listening.

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