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When Men and Mountains Meet

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Second of six programmes with Ian Ogilvy as Victor Jacquemont Narrator John Rowe With LEONARD FENTON and GARARD GREEN
Victor Jacquemont was a young French naturalist. He arrived in Calcutta in May 1829 and, as he journeyed into the mountains enduring hardships and dangers, he impressed everyone with his coolness and courage, not least the feared and lascivious Sikh Maharajah Ranjit Singh. Series adapted by JOHN KEAY from his book When Men and Mountains Meet Producer ALAN HAYDOCK
(Repeal): long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Ian Ogilvy
Narrator:
Victor Jacquemont
Narrator:
John Rowe
Unknown:
Leonard Fenton
Unknown:
Victor Jacquemont
Unknown:
Ranjit Singh.
Adapted By:
John Keay
Source: Radio Times

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