Greenmantle by JOHN BUCHAN abridged in 11 parts by BARRY CAMPBELL
Read by lain Cuthbertson 1: A Mission is Proposed
Richard Hannay , hero of The Thirty-Nine Steps, is seconded from the trenches to combat the German menace in the Middle East during the First World War. What is the evil menace? Hannay knows only that it will fan the flames of Islam and launch a Holy War against the British in India.
Producer TOM KINNINMONT BBC Scotland