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Monsoon Selection Board

Monsoon Selection Board by George MacDonald Fraser

Drama: War & Disaster

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Monsoon Selection Board by George MacDonald Fraser

Corporal David MacNeill attempts to become an officer in 1940s India.

Corporal David MacNeill attempts to become an officer, as the Second World War draws to a close in India. Read by Tom Fleming.

Corporal David MacNeill remembers the challenging time when he was part of a regiment engaged in a futile attempt to stop Japanese forces fleeing Burma. 

He was also up before a selection board for a commission - after failing the first attempt....

George MacDonald Fraser's short story read by Tom Fleming.  

Producer Bruce Young

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1990.

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