Rogue male audiobook michael jayston

Michael jayston audiobooks audiobook narrator download. He has also narrated many audio books, including works by p. The reader is brilliant and the story suspenseful beyond belief. Career he enjoyed success as a classical stage actor, then played roles on british television. Find out when rogue male is on tv, including episode 7. Geoffrey households classic thriller, read by michael jayston. We offer fast reliable delivery at a fraction of the price you will find elsewhere. James 29 october 1935 in nottingham is an english actor. An unnamed man stalks an unnamed european leader clearly hitler at berchtesdaden in the months leading up to ww2. Rogue male geoffrey households classic thriller, read by michael. R michael jayston reads geoffrey households sequel to the acclaimed rogue male. At the time, hed just spent two or three months doing audiobooks and was, as he said, match fit. Publication date 1939 topics assassins, nineteen thirties. He has many television credits to his name as well, such as element of doubt, a bit of a do, outside edge, and only fools and horses, while on stage he has been seen in henry v and hamlet for the rsc, as well as private lives and.

At present this site reflects the contents of the published radio times bbc listings. Jayston has recorded most of john le carre s novels in audiobook format, providing a link with his role as peter guillam in the 1979 tv series tinker tailor soldier spy. This is already in my top 10 audio experiences of all time. An anonymous, affluent englishman goes on a shooting trip to europe. Meanwhile, ive caught the far more satisfying first episode of bbc7s thriller serial rogue male listen again tonight. He read the rogue male audiobook which is well worth a listen also.

With malcolm mcdowell, eileen atkins, michael jayston, karen dotrice. Bbc radio 4 extra geoffrey household rogue male, episode 1. He is caught, tortured and left for dead, but escapes back to england. It was broadcast again on radio 4 extra in augustseptember 2012, again in marchapril 2014, and most recently in november 2017. Bbc2 play of the week she fell among thieves tv episode. Audible alll purchases are made via paypal thus ensuring you are 100% protected when making a purchase. Michael jayston is one of our finest voiceover artists with over 80 audio books to his name mostly full length novels by p. Rogue male michael jayston reads bbc 7 26 january 2009. Michael jayston is a highly regarded actor, having appeared in numerous films, among them cromwell, a midsummer nights dream, zulu dawn, and nicholas and alexandra. Michael jayston interesting stories about famous people. If you like hannay then you must like the rogue male. All audio books are provided in mp3 format to enable you to simply download to your ipod or mp3 player.

Welcome to your one stop shop for bargain audible books. Bbc radio 4 extra geoffrey household rogue justice. Its a phenomenal reading id like to try to find more audiobooks narrated by michael jayston. The book is very well read by michael jayston whom i think gave the definitive reading of the geoffrey household novel rogue male. Written by geoffrey household just before the second world war it is a fascinating and prescient account of a fictional attempt to assa. He provided the voices for the wind in the willows story teller group of tapes from 1983 to 1985. An unnamed man stalks an unnamed european leader clearly hitler at. He has been married to elizabeth ann smithson since 1978. There are some audio versions available of both rogue male and rogue justice michael jayston s reading is outstanding and in my view the best though only available at the moment from radio 7 iplayer where it gets played from time to time or on torrent whatever that is no idea how to access that safly so no audio cd yet. In 2004 he narrated a radio version of geoffrey households thriller rogue male and in 2009, he read an abridged version of the sequel rogue justice, both for radio 7. I presume that the title is taken from the care of elephants in the eastern parts of the british empire between ww1 and ww2. His target the head of a brutal european dictatorship. Michael jayston was born on october 29, 1935 in nottingham, nottinghamshire, england as michael james.

I dont know london underground to confirm the chase sequence and timing of the trains, but great observation from the author if so. Rogue male by geoffrey household, the bbc did an unabridged audio adaption. Btw i always thought michael jayston had a good voice for such things. One thing that rogue male has, that those others lack, is a nice. Being a massive fan of the book i was delighted to find the audiobook read so well. Ive downloaded it and will be listening to it soon. Nature looks after the rogue male an enjoyable old fashioned spyescape story.

Rogue male by geoffrey household is a classic thriller novel, published in 1939. Excellent story of pursuit, capture and freedom and doom. Since 2001 jayston has been the male station voice on bbc essex. Rogue male series and episode guides tv from radiotimes. Please sign in buckingham first day covers about us. An anonymous, wealthy englishman heads to europe to kill a brutal dictator. I listened to it in bed and it kept me on the edge of my seat throughout every chapter. He was in the film public eye with topol and mia farrow in 1970. Ive never read geoffrey households original book, but after discovering michael jayston s superb reading last time bbc7 broadcast it, ive tuned in promptly now its come round again rogue male. However, in this case, i am not completely convinced that he was an ideal choice, as there were times when his acting skills added to parts of this book feeling like a novel. Spy thriller about the plan to assassinate a european dictator. Michael jayston reads geoffrey households sequel to the acclaimed rogue male.

Rogue male, for digital radio station bbc radio 7 which is regularly repeated. In 2004, an unabridged reading of rogue male, performed by michael jayston, in fifteen halfhour episodes, was broadcast on bbc radio 7. Peter otoole, john standing, alastair sim and harold pinter in the 1976 political thriller set in germany and england on the eve of world war ii. He is an actor, known for nicholas and alexandra 1971, zulu dawn 1979 and doctor who 1963. He also provided a voice for finisterre 2002, an album and film by the british group saint etienne, and in 2004 he narrated a radio version of geoffrey households thriller rogue male for digital radio station bbc radio 7. Michael appeared in three panels, and was so wonderful to meet up. A villainess concocts a nefarious plot around her stepdaughter and matches wits with an english gentleman adventurer. Nice to have in book format, as unable to get hold of bbc audio version that i heard on radio four extra as read by michael jayston.

In 2004 he narrated a radio version of geoffrey households thriller rogue male for digital radio station bbc radio 7. An unnamed man stalks an unnamed european leader clearly hitler at berchtesdaden in the. The protagonist, an unnamed british sportsman, sets out in the spring of 1938 to see if he can get an unnamed european dictator in the sights of his rifle. Rogue male is a compelling thriller, its firstperson narrative ideal for a talking book, but its mr jayston that makes. Some strange pronunciation occasionally but a thoroughly good ripping yarn for all that.