Saturday 13 May 2023

James Follett - The Doppelganger Machine


JAMES FOLLETT - THE DOPPELGANGER MACHINE (320kbs-m4a/125mb/54mins)

BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 5th December 2020

Christmas, 1933: a plane is due to fly mail from France to England

The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy takes off from Paris Orly Airport en route to Croydon aerodrome.

But their unexpected actual destination – and time-zone - astounds both the aircraft's occupants and the authorities on the ground.

James Follett's mystery stars Peter Pratt and Hector Ross.

Travers .... Peter Pratt
Skip .... Hector Ross
Gerry .... Nigel Lambert
Mac .... Hugh Ross
Esther .... Eva Haddon
Muller .... William Eedle
Sergeant .... John Samson
Anton Barrett .... Manning Wilson
Post Office Official .... Denis McCarthy
Officer .... Julian Fox
Radar Operator .... John Foley
PO Cash .... John Bull

Director: Roger Pine

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1974.

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