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3. The Missing Acrobat

Passepartout sets off for Japan without his friends. How will Phileas Fogg and Aouda catch up with him? Stars Leslie Phillips.

In which Fogg fights a duel and the Pacific railroad nearly collapses…

Starring Leslie Phillips.

Jules Verne's classic story, first published in 1872.

Dramatised by Terry James.

Phileas Fogg …. Leslie Phillips
Passpartout …. Yves Aubert
Sergeant Fix …. Jim Broadbent
Batuclar …. Jonathan Adams
Sailor …. Ronald Herdman
Captain Busby …. John Church
Engineer …. Mark Straker
Japanese Assistant …. Joanna Myers
Princess Aouda …. Diana Quick
Colonel Proctor …. William Hootkins

Original music by Wilfredo Acosta.

Director: Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 in December 1991.

30 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Tue 26 Feb 2008 11:00
  • Wed 27 Feb 2008 05:00
  • Sat 6 Sep 2008 08:30
  • Sat 6 Sep 2008 19:30
  • Sat 20 Feb 2010 09:00
  • Sat 20 Feb 2010 19:00
  • Sun 21 Feb 2010 05:00
  • Wed 14 Jul 2010 05:00
  • Wed 15 Dec 2010 05:00
  • Sun 19 Aug 2012 09:00
  • Sun 19 Aug 2012 16:30
  • Mon 20 Aug 2012 05:00
  • Sun 6 Oct 2013 09:30
  • Sun 6 Oct 2013 17:30
  • Mon 7 Oct 2013 05:30
  • Wed 21 Jun 2017 06:00
  • Wed 21 Jun 2017 13:00
  • Wed 21 Jun 2017 20:00
  • Thu 22 Jun 2017 01:00
  • Wed 5 Oct 2022 06:30
  • Wed 5 Oct 2022 13:30
  • Wed 5 Oct 2022 20:30
  • Thu 6 Oct 2022 01:30