In 2004 he narrated a radio version of geoffrey households thriller rogue male and in 2009, he read an abridged version of the sequel rogue justice, both for radio 7. He has many television credits to his name as well, such as element of doubt, a bit of a do, outside edge, and only fools and horses, while on stage he has been seen in henry v and hamlet for the rsc, as well as private lives and. One thing that rogue male has, that those others lack, is a nice. A villainess concocts a nefarious plot around her stepdaughter and matches wits with an english gentleman adventurer. An unnamed man stalks an unnamed european leader clearly hitler at. The book is very well read by michael jayston whom i think gave the definitive reading of the geoffrey household novel rogue male. Publication date 1939 topics assassins, nineteen thirties. He has also narrated many audio books, including works by p. Ive never read geoffrey households original book, but after discovering michael jayston s superb reading last time bbc7 broadcast it, ive tuned in promptly now its come round again rogue male. Written by geoffrey household just before the second world war it is a fascinating and prescient account of a fictional attempt to assa. Welcome to your one stop shop for bargain audible books. I dont know london underground to confirm the chase sequence and timing of the trains, but great observation from the author if so. Meanwhile, ive caught the far more satisfying first episode of bbc7s thriller serial rogue male listen again tonight. He also provided a voice for finisterre 2002, an album and film by the british group saint etienne, and in 2004 he narrated a radio version of geoffrey households thriller rogue male for digital radio station bbc radio 7.
Michael jayston interesting stories about famous people. I listened to it in bed and it kept me on the edge of my seat throughout every chapter. Rogue male by geoffrey household is a classic thriller novel, published in 1939. Michael jayston s unabridged reading was made for bbc7 as was in 2004, and was instantly so acclaimed that its been a feature of the stations programming every year or two since i praised it last four years ago. Nature looks after the rogue male an enjoyable old fashioned spyescape story. With malcolm mcdowell, eileen atkins, michael jayston, karen dotrice. I presume that the title is taken from the care of elephants in the eastern parts of the british empire between ww1 and ww2.
However, in this case, i am not completely convinced that he was an ideal choice, as there were times when his acting skills added to parts of this book feeling like a novel. Btw i always thought michael jayston had a good voice for such things. It was broadcast again on radio 4 extra in augustseptember 2012, again in marchapril 2014, and most recently in november 2017. He provided the voices for the wind in the willows, story teller group of tapes from 1983 to. An unnamed man stalks an unnamed european leader clearly hitler at berchtesdaden in the months leading up to ww2. Career he enjoyed success as a classical stage actor, then played roles on british television. Spy thriller about the plan to assassinate a european dictator. He was in the film public eye with topol and mia farrow in 1970. He was also the storyteller in the bbc radio serials rogue male and rogue justice, both written by geoffrey household. Being a massive fan of the book i was delighted to find the audiobook read so well.
Some strange pronunciation occasionally but a thoroughly good ripping yarn for all that. Peter otoole, john standing, alastair sim and harold pinter in the 1976 political thriller set in germany and england on the eve of world war ii. Michael jayston audiobooks audiobook narrator download. All audio books are provided in mp3 format to enable you to simply download to your ipod or mp3 player. Michael jayston is a highly regarded actor, having appeared in numerous films, among them cromwell, a midsummer nights dream, zulu dawn, and nicholas and alexandra. At present this site reflects the contents of the published radio times bbc listings. Looking for first person narrator audiobook criminalspy. Rogue male michael jayston reads bbc 7 26 january 2009. At the time, hed just spent two or three months doing audiobooks and was, as he said, match fit. The reader is brilliant and the story suspenseful beyond belief. An anonymous, affluent englishman goes on a shooting trip to europe. An anonymous, wealthy englishman heads to europe to kill a brutal dictator. We offer fast reliable delivery at a fraction of the price you will find elsewhere.
Find out when rogue male is on tv, including episode 7. The protagonist, an unnamed british sportsman, sets out in the spring of 1938 to see if he can get an unnamed european dictator in the sights of his rifle. Rogue male series and episode guides tv from radiotimes. If you like hannay then you must like the rogue male. He is caught, tortured and left for dead, but escapes back to england. Rogue male, for digital radio station bbc radio 7 which is regularly repeated. In 2004, an unabridged reading of rogue male, performed by michael jayston, in fifteen halfhour episodes, was broadcast on bbc radio 7. Rogue male is a compelling thriller, its firstperson narrative ideal for a talking book, but its mr jayston that makes. R michael jayston reads geoffrey households sequel to the acclaimed rogue male.
Rogue male geoffrey households classic thriller, read by michael. His target the head of a brutal european dictatorship. We will retain information submitted to us for possible future use, to help fill in gaps in the data and to help us bring the bbcs broadcast history to life, but we will not be publishing it at. Michael jayston reads geoffrey households sequel to the acclaimed rogue male. Please sign in buckingham first day covers about us. Michael appeared in three panels, and was so wonderful to meet up. Rogue male by geoffrey household, the bbc did an unabridged audio adaption. James 29 october 1935 in nottingham is an english actor. Michael jayston was born on october 29, 1935 in nottingham, nottinghamshire, england as michael james.
Bbc2 play of the week she fell among thieves tv episode. An unnamed man stalks an unnamed european leader clearly hitler at berchtesdaden in the. Ive downloaded it and will be listening to it soon. Nice to have in book format, as unable to get hold of bbc audio version that i heard on radio four extra as read by michael jayston. There are some audio versions available of both rogue male and rogue justice michael jayston s reading is outstanding and in my view the best though only available at the moment from radio 7 iplayer where it gets played from time to time or on torrent whatever that is no idea how to access that safly so no audio cd yet.
Michael jayston is one of our finest voiceover artists with over 80 audio books to his name mostly full length novels by p. Excellent story of pursuit, capture and freedom and doom. He provided the voices for the wind in the willows story teller group of tapes from 1983 to 1985. Bbc radio 4 extra geoffrey household rogue male, episode 1. Its a phenomenal reading id like to try to find more audiobooks narrated by michael jayston.
This is already in my top 10 audio experiences of all time. Jayston has recorded most of john le carre s novels in audiobook format, providing a link with his role as peter guillam in the 1979 tv series tinker tailor soldier spy. He read the rogue male audiobook which is well worth a listen also. He has been married to elizabeth ann smithson since 1978. Since 2001 jayston has been the male station voice on bbc essex.
Bbc radio 4 extra geoffrey household rogue justice. He is an actor, known for nicholas and alexandra 1971, zulu dawn 1979 and doctor who 1963. Geoffrey households classic thriller, read by michael jayston. In 2004 he narrated a radio version of geoffrey households thriller rogue male for digital radio station bbc radio 7.
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