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The Ice Chimney

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

by Barry Collins
with Christopher Ettridge as Maurice Wilson

An imagined re-creation of the story of Maurice Wilson, a First World War hero who, in 1934, put his faith in God to the test by attempting to climb Mount Everest alone. He finds himself trapped below a sheer ice cliff at 23,000 feet, on his second attempt.

BBC Manchester

Contributors

Writer:
Barry Collins
Director:
Alfred Bradley
Maurice Wilson:
Christopher Ettridge
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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