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5. Re-enter the Dragon

The dragon strikes. Captain Vimes gets his man, but can he hang onto him? Comic fantasy with Martin Jarvis and John Wood.

"That dragon isn't going to accept any mealy-mouthed, wishy-washy liberal nonsense.... Do you know what you're getting with a dragon? Unashamed strong leadership."

The dragon strikes. But will Captain Vimes triumph?

Stars John Wood and Martin Jarvis.

The 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.

Dramatised by Michael Butt.

Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Lady Ramkin …. Helen Atkinson-Wood
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
Lord Vetinari …. Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
Chief Merchant …. Jeff Nuttall
Librarian …. Michael Roberts
Little Girl …. Kate McEnery

Director: John Taylor

First broadcast on Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio 5 in December 1992.

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Broadcasts

  • Thu 17 Jan 2008 18:30
  • Fri 18 Jan 2008 00:30
  • Wed 28 Jan 2009 18:00
  • Thu 29 Jan 2009 00:00
  • Wed 20 Jan 2010 18:00
  • Thu 21 Jan 2010 00:00
  • Wed 20 Apr 2011 18:00
  • Thu 21 Apr 2011 00:00
  • Fri 13 Jul 2012 18:00
  • Sat 14 Jul 2012 00:00
  • Fri 8 Mar 2013 18:00
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  • Fri 29 Nov 2013 18:30
  • Sat 30 Nov 2013 00:30
  • Sun 22 Nov 2015 18:30
  • Mon 23 Nov 2015 00:30
  • Fri 22 Sep 2017 18:00
  • Sat 23 Sep 2017 00:00
  • Fri 13 Sep 2019 18:00
  • Sat 14 Sep 2019 00:00
  • Fri 23 Apr 2021 18:00
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