The Russia House 1/4 by John le Carré

Cold war espionage thriller, adapted for radio. Starring Tom Baker.
An English book publisher (Baker) is approached by a mysterious woman wielding a bulky manuscript, at a book fair behind the Iron Curtain, and asked to keep a promise he had made to publish a volume of memoirs written by a Soviet scientist. But the memoirs are of more than passing interest to British military intelligence, as they seem to contain clues to the top secret workings of a nuclear weapons system.
Adapted for radio by the BBC, from the novel, as a full cast dramatisation.
By John le Carre , dramatised by Rene Basilico , and starring Tom Baker as Barley Blair and Valentina Yakunina as Katya.
Theme music by Max Harris
Producer John Fawcett Wilson Rpt
Unknown: John Le Carre
Unknown: Rene Basilico
Unknown: Tom Baker
Unknown: Valentina Yakunina
Music By: Max Harris
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
Ned: John Rowe
Harry: Michael Turner
Walter: John Webb
Wicklow: David Bannerman
Zapadny: Constantine Gregory
Goethe: Boris Isarov
Bob: Bruce Boa
Brock: Simon Treves
O'Mara: Geoffrey McGivern
Wintle: Paul Brooke
Paddy: Christopher Fulford
Cy: Eric Meyers
JP Henziger: Ted Maynard

[@ralphhardie7492]

Excellent Baker performance... What a fabulous voice 🎉🎉🎉

[@spikemcnock8310]

Listened again and it's still a great story. Thanks

[@judithtrigg1694]

Thank you for this upload.❤🎉

[@The-KP]

What amazing performances, quite engaging

[@spikemcnock8310]

This is going to be a great story, can't wait to listen part 2, 3 and 4. P. S I do like Tom Bakers voice.

[@peterupton9320]

And it always sounds like one of the cast from Tinker Tailor…as well

[@peterupton9320]

There is a theme running through this though - Portugal, disillusioned yet committed people ( think the honourable schoolboy) and redemption does arrive…

[@peterupton9320]

Is that Tom Baker..

[@jonjames7328]

Who else could it be?

[@VLind-uk6mb]

Yikes. Not fair, but after seeing the film, and Michelle Pfeiffer, that rather unattractive voice of the woman Katya is rather off-putting. See how it develops.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Yes , every Le Carre cliche is here ! The usual bunch of supercilious ex public school boys who think they are doing a REALLY important job. Even the dialogue seems clapped out and tired .

[@stuff2008]

Um compared to what?

[@tomconnolly7420]

Perhaps you would upload one of the plays or books you have written for our enjoyment.

[@jonjames7328]

Personally I love it. Mind you I am a public school boy and though not supercilious rather clapped out and tired.

[@dreadelectric7745]

@@jonjames7328😂

[@user-ky2js6qt4x]

It was written decades ago in a different time