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Tales from the Dark Continent

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A series of five programmes chronicling colonial life in Africa. compiled from the memories of the men and women who worked there. 2: Sanders of the River - The DO in the African Bush
Charles Allen talks to the men who went out at the height of colonial rule to administer huge areas as District Officers. Their work was hard, sometimes dangerous, nearly always lonely.
Some of their experiences seem remarkably close to their fictional counterpart - Sanders of the River.
Producer HELEN FRY
Book (same title), £6.95, from bookshops

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Talks:
Charles Allen
Producer:
Helen Fry
Source: Radio Times

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