Allan Quatermaln by H. RIDER HAGGARD abridged for radio in ten parts by RONALD RUSSELL
Read by Duncan Carse 1: The Black Hand
Two famous Haggard characters - Allan the white hunter and the Zulu warrior Umslopogaas - go on their last adventure. They seek a great white race said to inhabit the unexplored interior of Africa.
Duncan Carse recorded this story before setting out on an adventure of his own. He leaves today with the British Antarctic Survey-his eighth visit to the polar regions. Producer PAMELA HOWE (from Bristol)