Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Lost World

SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE - THE LOST WORLD (320kbs-m4a/354mb/2hrs34mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 3rd, 10th & 17th August 2024

**** This series was suggested by Hadrian Jeffs as part of BBC Radio 4 Extra's All Request Weekend ****

Professor Challenger is leading an expedition - determined to prove that dinosaurs are not extinct.

Starring Francis de Wolff, Kevin McHugh, Gerald Harper and Carleton Hobbs.

A three-part dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic adventure, first published in 1912.

Adapted by Peggy Wells and Barry Campbell.

Producer: Betty Davies

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1975.

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THE LOST WORLD - 1. THE MONSTER OF ENMORE PARK (320kbs-m4a/122mb/53mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 3rd August 2024

It's 1907. Having claimed to have found living dinosaurs in South America, Professor Challenger leads an expedition to prove the doubters wrong.

Professor Challenger .... Francis de Wolff
Edward Malone .... Kevin McHugh
Lord John Roxton .... Gerald Harper
Professor Summerlee .... Carleton Hobbs
Gladys .... Carole Boyd
McArdle .... Henry Stamper
Austin .... Paul Gaymon
Mrs Challenger .... Norma Ronald
Policeman .... Alan Dudley
Chairman .... Denis McCarthy

THE LOST WORLD - 2. THE EDGE OF TERROR (320kbs-m4a/114mb/49mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 10th August 2024

Having reached the mysterious plateau in Brazil, he and his party now must tackle the perilous climb.

What awaits them at the summit?

Professor Challenger .... Francis de Wolff
Edward Malone .... Kevin McHugh
Lord John Roxton .... Gerald Harper
Professor Summerlee .... Carleton Hobbs
Gomez .... Ronald Faulkener
Zembo .... Tommy Eytle

THE LOST WORLD - 3. OUR EYES HAVE SEEN GREAT WONDERS (320kbs-m4a/118mb/51mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 17th August 2024

Around a campfire, surrounded by a thin hedge of thorns, the petrified group can hear something out of the black prehistoric darkness, coming ever closer and closer to their flimsy defences...

Professor Challenger .... Francis de Wolff
Edward Malone .... Kevin McHugh
Lord John Roxton .... Gerald Harper
Professor Summerlee .... Carleton Hobbs
Chairman .... Denis McCarthy
Doctor Illingworth .... Hector Ross
Gladys .... Carole Boyd
Williams Potts .... John Bull