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Candide

Episode 3

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Voltaire’s witty 18th century novel of ideas about good and evil takes its eponymous hero on an epic, picaresque journey through Europe and South America. In this episode, Candide reaches the fabled city of Eldorado where the streets are littered with gold and jewels. Abridged by Robin Brooks and read by Adrian Scarborough.
Producer: Bruce Young. Repeated at 1045pm. Show less

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