Hector Munro - pen-name, ' Saki ' - died in action in 1916. His life can never be fully documented, and his character remains a riddle. In his stories, the author's mask of elegant, malicious wit is occasionally twitched aside to reveal something disquieting.
Brian Gear presents his own view of Munro, with readings from saki by CHARLES KAY.
Producer PAMELA HOWE BBC Bristol
(' When William Came ' by Saki, A Book at Bedtime from next Monday)