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Maugham the Storyteller
The Lion's Skin by W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM adapted for radio by LIONEL HALE with Gerald Cross as Somerset Maugham
A good many people were shocked when they read that Captain Forestier had met his death in a forest fire when trying to save his wife's dog. Some said they never knew he had it in him; others said it was exactly what they would have expected from him: but of those some meant one thing and some another. To understand this you must understand Captain Forestier ...
Producer GLYN DEARMAN

Contributors

Unknown:
Lionel Hale
Unknown:
Gerald Cross
Producer:
Glyn Dearman
Eleanor Forestier:
Marjorie Westbury
Australian:
Barry Creyton
Robert Forestier:
Frederick Treves
Ward Sister:
Judy Bennett
Lady Hardy:
Madi Hedd
Sir Frederick Hardy:
Peter Pratt
Marie:
Stephanie Turner
Boy:
Judy Bennett
French Officer:
Alan Haines

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