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Evelyn Waugh 's biting satire of class, pre-war politics and the appalling nature of the newspaper industry is adapted infourparts byGiles Havergal. 2: Stones, TwentyPounds. William Boot , accidental war correspondent of the Daily Beast, encounters the bizarre corrupt world of Ishmaelia in the heart of Africa, the even more corrupt British press corps and a beautiful girl.
Director Dave Batchelor

Contributors

Unknown:
Evelyn Waugh
Unknown:
William Boot
Director:
Dave Batchelor
Narrator:
Giles Havergal
William:
Matthew Whittle
Katchen:
Lucy Paterson
Smiles:
Crawford Logan
Baldwin:
Derwent Watson
Erik:
Sandy Neilson
Corker:
Mark McDonnell
Bannister:
Henry Ian Cusick
Source: Radio Times

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