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John Huston directs Under the Volcano at last

Will the film Under the Volcano enjoy the same following as Malcolm Lowry's cult novel?

Under the Volcano, Malcolm Lowry's cult novel set on the Day of the Dead in Mexico, has at last been made into a film by John Huston, starring Albert Finney and Jacqueline Bissett. The new Jorvik Viking Centre in York, England, turns visitors into time travellers as they pass through 1,000 years of history. Interview with the great American soprano Jessye Norman, who is in London for the Proms. Meridian competition winner reports back from the Edinburgh Festival.
Presenter: Sarah Dunant.

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29 minutes

主播大秀 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project