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17. Fight

Episode 17 of 20

Rawdon falters in his resolve to fight a duel with Lord Steyne. Narrated by Stephen Fry. Stars Emma Fielding and Philip Fox.

Rawdon falters in his resolve to fight a duel with Lord Steyne.

Stephen Fry narrates one of the greatest comic novels of the Victorian period.

Written by William Makepeace Thackeray.

Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.

Becky Sharp .... Emma Fielding
Lady Jane …. Jemma Churchill
Rawdon Crawley …. Ray Coulthard
Pitt .... Jon Glover
Mr Wenham …. Philip Fox
Captain MacMurdo …. Mark Bonnar
with Stephen Fry as the narrator

Director Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2004.

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15 minutes

Last on

Wed 9 Apr 2025 03:45
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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