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The Saturday Play: The Far Country

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Nevil Shute, dramatised by DJ Britton.
Australia is a land of opportunity after the war and for Jennifer it promises a new start. For Carl, a Czech doctor now working in a lumber camp, the dreams may take longer to realise.

Contributors

Writer:
Nevil Shute
Director:
Alison Hindell
Jennifer:
Siriol Jenkins
Carl:
Richard Elfyn
Jane:
Penny Downie
Jack:
Jonathan Hyde
Jim:
Stan Pretty
Ethel:
Shirley Dixon
Father:
Richard Mitchley
Source: Radio Times

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