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Episode 5

In wartime London, an intelligence agency recruits Georgy to translate Russian documents. Read by David Warner.

David Warner reads John Boyne's haunting novel which travels to the heart of the Russian empire where young imperial family bodyguard Georgy Jachmenev is privy to the secrets of Tsar Nicholas and his circle.

In wartime London, Georgy finds himself recruited by an intelligence agency to translate Russian documents.

15 minutes

Last on

Sat 28 Jan 2017 02:00

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  • Fri 1 May 2009 22:45
  • Fri 27 Jan 2017 14:00
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