A passenger on an ocean liner takes a desperate gamble.

Five darkly comic tales by Roald Dahl.

Dramatised by Stephen Sheridan.

Storyteller ...... Charles Dance
Mr Botibol ...... John Baddeley
Mrs Renshaw/Maggie ...... Rachel Atkins
Purser ...... Nicholas Boulton
Auctioneer ...... Chris Stanton
Old Woman ...... Jean Trend

Director: David Blount

A Pier production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2009. Show less