The Jungle

A radio drama based on John Galsworthy’s play.

The prominent financier Basteple sends an expedition to the Congo. It turns out that its true goal is diamond deposits. Almost all members of the expedition die, while London newspapers report that the diamonds have been found, and this triggers a rapid rise in Basteple’s shares. Tregay, a journalist who has been following the expedition’s trail, accuses Basteple of cheating.

Performers:

Explanatory text — Galiks Kolchitskiy;
Tregay, war correspondent — Galiks Kolchitskiy;
Adrien Basteple, financier — Aleksey Zhiltsov;
Farren, his trusting agent — Yuri Leonidov;
Charles Stanfort, editor of the liberal newspaper — Vladimir Yershov;
Lord Enderley, a peer of England — Vasily Toporkov;
Paul Reveres, an employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Nikita Kondratyev;
Robert Batton, politician — Nikolay Kovshov;
Samuey, an elephant hunter — Vladimir Belokurov;
John Struud, traveler — Evgeny Urbanskiy;
Herrick, naturalist scholar — Vladimir Nenashov;
Captain Lokier, participant in Struud’s expedition — Konstantin Chistyakov;
doctor Franks, participant in Struud’s expedition — Alexander Rogovin;
James Collie, participant in Struud’s expedition — Vitaliy Belyakov;
Amina, a native girl — Evgeniya Soldatova;
Samed, her brother — Roman Vildan;
Basteple’s secretary — Roman Fertman;
Zadig, Struud’s servant — Vladimir Komratov.