Episode 2
On the train to Kiev, away from the Bolsheviks. And Gooskin the indefatigable organiser gets the author and others out of various scrapes.
Teffi was a famous Russian writer in the early 1900's, forced to flee her country. And this is the story of her eventful flight, translated by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler, Anne Marie Jackson, Irina Steinberg. It is abridged for radio by Katrin Williams..
On the train to Kiev, away from the Bolsheviks. And Gooskin the indefatigable organiser gets the author and others out of various scrapes..
Reader Tracy-Ann Oberman
Producer Duncan Minshull.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Tracy Ann Oberman |
| Author | Teffi |
| Abridger | Katrin Williams |
| Producer | Duncan Minshull |
Broadcasts
- Tue 17 May 2016 09:45麻豆社 Radio 4 FM
- Wed 18 May 2016 00:30麻豆社 Radio 4
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