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By a Young Officer: Churchill on the North West Frontier
By Michael Eaton. 4 Extra Debut. Winston Churchill's 1897 adventure as a war correspondent in the hostile Afghan-Pakistani border mountains. Stars Douglas Booth.
Douglas Booth stars as the young Winston Churchill. The year is 1897 and news is just reaching London that Islamic insurgents are causing havoc in the mountainous border between British India and Afghanistan.
Written by Michael Eaton
Director: Dirk Maggs
Producer: David Morley
A Perfectly Normal production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.
Last on
Mon 28 May 2018
04:00
大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Railway Clerk | Abdullah Afzal |
| Sikh Soldier | Abdullah Afzal |
| Browne-Clayton | Jonathan Bailey |
| Cpt of the 35th | Jonathan Bailey |
| Winston Churchill | Douglas Booth |
| Sir Bindon Blood | Kenneth Cranham |
| Colonel Goldney | Kenneth Cranham |
| Buffs Sergeant | Kenneth Cranham |
| Major Deane | Stephen Critchlow |
| Cole | Stephen Critchlow |
| Hughes | Stephen Critchlow |
| Jennie Churchill | Lorelei King |
| Duchess Lilly | Lorelei King |
| Colonel Ramsey | Toby Longworth |
| Staff Officer | Toby Longworth |
| Auctioneer | Toby Longworth |
| Beresford | Toby Longworth |
| Heckler | Toby Longworth |
| Director | Dirk Maggs |
| Producer | David Morley |
| Writer | Michael Eaton |
Broadcasts
Sun 20 Jul 2014 15:00大象传媒 Radio 4 FM- Sat 26 Jul 2014 21:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 27 May 2018 16:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 28 May 2018 04:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
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