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Afternoon Play: Harpo Goes to Leningrad

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

The true story of Harpo Marx 's 1933 tour of Russia.
Misunderstood as a comic, arrested as a terrorist, and enlisted as a spy, Harpo finds himself alone in a strange country with only his burly female minder for company.
Written by Lee Pressman.
Producer/Director Celia de Wolff

Contributors

Writter:
Lee Pressman.
Director:
Celia de Wolff
Harpo:
Garrick Hagon
Woollcott:
Philip Voss
Bullitt:
William Hope
Malekinov:
Sarah Badel
Captain:
Ian Masters
Vasiliev:
Ian Masters
Director:
Simon Treves
Chico:
Simon Treves
Groucho:
Keith Drlnkel
Colonel:
Keith Drlnkel
Reporter:
Ian Shaw
Agent 2:
Ian Shaw
Inspector:
Sam Dale
Bukin:
Sam Dale
Agent 1:
Sam Dale
Dorothy Parker:
Rachel Atkins
Ponomarkenko:
Rachel Atkins
Source: Radio Times

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