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BBC Radio 4 will air a new "From Russia With Love" play next week, adapted from the Fleming novel and starring Toby Stephens as 007...
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From Russia With Love Radio Play
14th July 2012
It's 1955 and the Russians plan an act of terrorism. Choice of target? James Bond. To be 'killed with ignominy': a major sex scandal will leave his reputation, and that of MI6, in tatters.
Above: Martin Javis, Toby Stephens and Olga Fedori recording "From Russia With Love"...
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Colonel Rosa Klebb of the KGB devises a plan to lure Bond into their trap, using beautiful Corporal Tatiana Romanova as bait - plus a Spektor, the latest Russian decoding device. MI6 learns that Tatiana wants to defect and 'M' orders Bond to Istanbul. When Tatiana makes contact she seems to be in love with him - but is she? Either way, he soon falls for her and they leave Istanbul together, accompanied by larger-than-life Darko Kerim, Head of British Intelligence in Turkey. The climax of the drama includes a surprising confrontation between Bond and the murderous Rosa Klebb.
In writer Archie Scottney's brilliantly evocative 'radio screenplay', we see another side to 007. Unsure of his judgement, can he bring the lovely Tatiana safely to England, along with the precious Spektor? Will the Russians succeed in having Bond killed? If so, who is the would-be murderer?
This is Jarvis & Ayres' third James Bond dramatisation, having previously aired adaptations of "Goldfinger" and "Dr. No". The "From Russia With Love" adaptation will air as part of BBC Radio 4's Saturday Drama series on Saturday, 21st July, 2012 at 14:30.
Above: Eileen Atkins and Mark Gatiss...
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Datastream
General/Rene ..... John Sessions
Kronsteen ..... Mark Gatiss
Major/KGB director/Barman ..... Jon Glover
Rosa Klebb ..... Eileen Atkins
James Bond ..... Toby Stephens
May ..... Aileen Mowat
'M' ...... John Standing
Moneypenny ..... Janie Dee
'Q' ..... Julian Sands
Kerim .....Tim Pigott-Smith
Manager/Conductor ..... Matthew Wolf
Tatiana ..... Olga Fedori
Announcer ..... Micky Stratford
Nash ..... Nathaniel Parker
Ian Fleming ..... Martin Jarvis
Specially composed music by Mark Holden and Michael Lopez.
Director: Martin Jarvis
Producer: Rosalind Ayres
A Jarvis & Ayres production for BBC Radio 4.
Right: First edition "From Russia With Love" published by Glidrose... |
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