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An optimistic senior devil congratulates his protege on his progress. But caution is advised. Read by Simon Russell Beale. From November 2013.

Originally broadcast in 2013, in the week marking the fiftieth anniversary of CS Lewis's death, and which saw a memorial stone to the author unveiled in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, Radio 4's Book of the Week marked the occasion with a reading of his famous letters from a senior to a junior devil.
Read by Simon Russell Beale
Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall.
A Jane Marshall production for 91热爆 Radio 4.

15 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Reader Simon Russell Beale
Producer Jane Marshall
Abridger Jane Marshall
Author CS Lewis

Broadcasts

  • Wed 20 Nov 2013 09:45
  • Thu 21 Nov 2013 00:30
  • Wed 17 Oct 2018 14:45
  • Thu 18 Oct 2018 02:45

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