The Riddle of the Sands (1994) by Erskine Childers, featuring Wolf Kahler
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- Опубликовано: 12 ноя 2023
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Fans of The Thirty-Nine Steps are likely to enjoy this other adventure from the early days of the 20th century, in which a couple of good chaps on holiday uncover a secret plot by Prussian Warlords...
(Curiously enough, Wolf Kahler who appears in this radio adaptation also appeared in the 1970s film adaptation of the story - albeit as a different character...)
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I live one island down from Borkum called Norderney, I had the pleasure of meeting Erskine Childers son wo was staying on the island with members of the Royal yacht club 😍His father was stationed on Norderney with the British Army and that’s when he wrote this story 👍
That was brilliant thank you ❤
I also put up a nice little documentary about the story and its writer, 'By Jove Carruthers', that might be interest...
Terrific adventure and intrigue. Great production in all areas. Thanks so much. Love these radio productions you’ve chosen. :) 🌬️🛥️⛵️🚣🏻🌊
BRILLIANT drama. Many thanks❤
Great book!
Enjoyed that thanks
I love the British Rp accent on show here. I believe it's from Frederick jaeger but I'm having great difficult finding other dramas/ audiobook by him. I would be very grateful if you point me in the right direction please
In fact I named Jaeger and Kahler on the title card simply because they're the most famous names in the cast - but both are German actors, and I would think the lead voice you're after is Charles Simpson as Davies. Quite a busy British actor in his day, but you might find he doesn't always sound like this in other work. You see, the British accents in this play are intended to convey that the characters are Upper Class, and to invoke stereotypes of decency and propriety - English Gentlemen, 'good chaps'. This is what the accent invokes to the *British* listener, so it's not quite RP (which is supposed to be class neutral). It's very much the kind of accent that you expect an English hero in this kind of old-fashioned adventure to have, and if you ask an English person to talk like 'a jolly good chap' they'd probably do a parody of this sort of accent. You might like to listen to the reading of 'Three Men in a Boat' on this channel - it's read by Hugh Laurie, and while it's a comedy it's once again about Englishmen on a boating holiday circa 1910 and he also leans into this kind of accent...
@@MysticalMagpie-wo5fn thank you so much for the comprehensive answer. I thoroughly enjoy the "good chaps" accent on your channel and shadow along. I will have a look at your recommendations. Keep up the great work with the channel. Best regards,
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