| The Complete George Smiley Radio Dramas: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatization Contributor(s): BBC Radio 4, le Carre, John (Author), Beale, Simon Russell (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1785293184 ISBN-13: 9781785293184 Publisher: BBC Books OUR PRICE: $67.50 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: 791.447 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.4" W x 5.5" (1.05 lbs) 1 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The complete collection of acclaimed BBC Radio dramas based on John le Carre's bestselling novels, starring Simon Russell Beale as George Smiley. With a star cast including Kenneth Cranham, Eleanor Bron, Brian Cox, Ian MacDiarmid, Anna Chancellor, Hugh Bonneville, and Lindsay Duncan, these enthralling dramatizations perfectly capture the atmosphere of le Carre's taut, thrilling spy novels. Call for the Deadis the first Smiley novel, which sees him looking into an apparent suicide only to uncover a murderous conspiracy; A Murder of Qualityfinds Smiley investigating a murder in a private school; The Spy Who Came in from the Coldintroduces Alec Leamas, a British intelligence officer whose East Berlin network is in tatters; The Looking Glass Warfeatures former spy Fred Leiser, lured back from retirement to investigate a claim that Soviet missiles are being installed close to the West German border; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spyis the first book in the Karla trilogy, and sees Smiley searching for a mole who has infiltrated the Circus; The Honourable Schoolboysees Smiley determined to destroy his nemesis, Karla, and his spy networks; Smiley's Peoplefinds George Smiley called out of retirement to exorcize some Cold War ghosts from his clandestine past; The Secret Pilgrimsees Smiley invited to dine with the eager new recruits at the Circus. He offers them his thoughts on espionage and, in doing so, prompts a former colleague to re-examine his own eventful secret life. Duration: 20 hours approx" |