Roald Dahl: Served with a Twist

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Jonathan Keeble

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Charles Dance tells a dark tale by the master of the bizarre. With Madhav Sharma.

A tense English rubber planter in Bengal fears a lethal snake is in his bed and nestling on his stomach. Stars Charles Dance.

Rubber planter Harry Pope fears that a krait – a lethally venomous snake – has crawled under his bed sheets and is nestling on his stomach. His friend, Timber Woods, calls the local doctor for urgent assistance. 

When Dr Ganderbai arrives, tension mounts as he puts an ingenious and desperate plan into operation.

Charles Dance leads the cast as the urbane Storyteller in five classic tales by Roald Dahl. 

Dramatised by Stephen Sheridan

Storyteller……..Charles Dance
Timber Woods…Jonathan Keeble
Harry Pope……..Ben Crowe
Dr Ganderbai…...Madhav Sharma

Director: David Blount

A Pier production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016.

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Charles Dance is the urbane Storyteller in adaptations of five dark tales by Roald Dahl.

Charles Dance leads the cast as the urbane Storyteller in dramatisations of five classic tales by Roald Dahl.

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