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Beast at Bay

Beast at Bay: Robin Glendinning's play tells the story of the publication of Boris Pasternak's classic 20th-century novel Dr Zhivago.

Beast at Bay

Robin Glendinning's play tells the story of the publication of Boris Pasternak's classic 20th-century novel Dr Zhivago. Censored by the Soviet regime, the book was first published in Italy 50 years ago after the manuscript was smuggled out of the country. The book's appearance caused furore in the Soviet Union and a debacle followed when Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Directed by Tim Dee.

58 minutes

Last on

Fri 25 Jan 2013 21:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Polikarpov Brian Pettifer
Surkov Robert Glenister
Actor John Telfer
Actor Jon Glover

Broadcasts

  • Sat 8 Dec 2007 14:30
  • Fri 25 Jan 2013 21:00

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