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1. 'The great fish moved silently through the night water.'

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High summer on Amity Island, lots of tourists - but something鈥檚 lurking as one young woman takes a dip. Read by Henry Goodman.

Henry Goodman reads Peter Benchley's classic 1974 novel, which went on to become one of the greatest movies of all time.

It's high summer on Cape Cod's Amity Island, and the tourists are arriving in their hundreds.

But something is lurking just off the coast and one young holiday-maker is about to go skinny dipping...

Will it ever be safe to go back into the water?

The novel shot straight on to the bestseller lists, and has since sold some 20 million copies. It was adapted into the iconic film by Steven Spielberg a year later. The film won three Academy Awards.

Abridged in ten parts by Richard Hamilton

Producer: Justine Willett

First broadcast on 91热爆 Radio 4 in August 2018.

14 minutes

Last on

Mon 26 Feb 2024 21:30

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Reader Henry Goodman
Author Peter Benchley
Abridger Richard Hamilton
Producer Justine Willett

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  • Mon 20 Aug 2018 22:45
  • Mon 6 Jun 2022 14:00
  • Tue 7 Jun 2022 02:00
  • Mon 26 Feb 2024 21:30

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