BBC R4 - Lost Horizon

BBC R4 - James Hilton's 'Lost Horizon'

Adapted by Barry Campbell

Music by Sibelius

Harpsichord played by Anthony Myall

Directed by Graham Gauld

Broadcast September 20 - October 4, 1981

Coded at 128/44.1 from tapes of the original broadcasts

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A man recovers his memory and tells a strange tale of

survivors of a plane thought lost with all dead.

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1931. China. Baskul. Evacuated European residents'

plane is hijacked and crashes in in Tibet.



The pilot's dying words tell survivors to ask for shelter

at the lamasery of Shangri-la. There they find western

conveniences such as central heating. They try to work out

if they are being held prisoner ...



To say more would spoil the yarn. Which is a good one!



Cast

Hugh Conway - Derek Jacobi

Roberta Brinklow - Carol Marsh

Captain Mallinson - Andrew Branch

Simon Rutherford - John Livesey

Henry Barnard - Alan Tilvern

James Hilton - Alaric Cotter

Nigel Sanders - Gary Cady

High Lama - Alan Wheatley

Mission doctor - John Bull

Wyland - Sion Probert

Chang - Garard Green