He read the rogue male audiobook which is well worth a listen also. Jayston has recorded most of john le carres novels in audiobook format, providing a link with his role. Being a massive fan of the book i was delighted to find the audiobook read so well. At present this site reflects the contents of the published radio times bbc listings. 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 to subscribe to a personalised rogue male podcast, starting today with rogue male 01 rogue male 02 rogue male 03 rogue male 04 rogue male 05 rogue male 06 rogue male 07 rogue male 08 rogue male 09 rogue male 10 rogue male 11 rogue male 12 rogue male rogue male 14 rogue male.
Btw i always thought michael jayston had a good voice for such things. Since 2001 jayston has been the male station voice on bbc essex, he also provided a voice for finisterre 2002, an album by the british group saint etienne,and in 2004 he narrated a radio version of geoffrey households thriller rogue male. Michael james born 29 october 1935, known professionally as michael jayston, is an english. Jayston reads most of john le carres novels in audiobook format, providing a link with his role as peter guillam in the 1979 tv series tinker tailor soldier spy. Looking for first person narrator audiobook criminalspy. Rogue male michael jayston reads bbc 7 26 january 2009. An unnamed man stalks an unnamed european leader clearly hitler at. Michael jayston interesting stories about famous people. In 2004 he narrated a radio version of geoffrey households thriller rogue male. The reader is brilliant and the story suspenseful beyond belief. Its a phenomenal reading id like to try to find more audiobooks narrated by michael jayston.
He also was the storyteller in the bbc radio serials rogue male followed by rogue. Rogue male and michael jayston radio 4 extra is now rebroadcasting michael jayston s superb reading of geoffrey household s preworld war ii thriller rogue male playing every weekday in halfhour slots, each episode four times daily and on iplayer, so its easy to catch. Since 2001 jayston has been the male station voice on bbc essex. At the time, hed just spent two or three months doing audiobooks and.
Its a gripping adventure on the themes of liberty, tyranny, and the ethics of political violence. When i started first blood back in 1968, i was deeply influenced by geoffrey households rogue male. Buy tickets for an audience with michael jayston at diva esspresso and eats, 94 st jamess street, brighton, sat 5 january 2019 join michael jayston for an intimate audience, discussing his life. One thing that rogue male has, that those others lack, is a nice.
I presume that the title is taken from the care of elephants in the eastern parts of the british empire between ww1 and ww2. He has also narrated many audio books, including works by p. 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. However, in this case, i am not completely convinced that he was an.
An unnamed man stalks an unnamed european leader clearly hitler at berchtesdaden in the. A fivepart abridged reading of the sequel, rogue justice, was also performed by michael jayston was broadcast on bbc radio 7 in 2009 and subsequently. Michael jayston reads geoffrey households sequel to the acclaimed rogue male. He played nicholas ii of russia in the movie nicholas and alexandra in 1971. Michael jayston is a fantastic actor, and he has the perfect voice for the tension not action packed story.
Nature looks after the rogue male an enjoyable old fashioned spyescape story. 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. Its a gripping adventure on the themes of liberty, tyranny, and the ethics of political. Geoffrey households classic thriller, read by michael jayston. Rogue male and michael jayston radio 4 extra is now rebroadcasting michael jayston s superb reading of geoffrey household s preworld war ii thriller rogue male playing every weekday in halfhour. 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. Rogue male is one of the classic thrillers of the 20th century. 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.
Rogue male by geoffrey household, the bbc did an unabridged audio adaption. Michael jayston reads geoffrey households sequel to the. I listened to it in bed and it kept me on the edge of my seat throughout every chapter. Spy thriller about the plan to assassinate a european dictator. I am delighted to see that rogue male is about to be repeated on bbc radio 4 extra. I approached rogue justice with some trepidation because i had read what. As a long time listener to the bbc, i have heard many fine radio shows on 4, and 4 ext. Michael jayston wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Rogue male is a compelling thriller, its firstperson narrative ideal for a talking. Rogue male is one of the best examples of radio drama that the bbc has ever offered in my. This is already in my top 10 audio experiences of all time. Ive downloaded it and will be listening to it soon.
He was also the storyteller in the bbc radio serials rogue male and rogue justice, both written by geoffrey household. This is another of those stories that i like to revisit every now and then, in whatever format. Definitions of michael jayston, synonyms, antonyms, derivatives of michael jayston, analogical dictionary of michael jayston english. Michael jayston academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. 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. He provided the voices for the wind in the willows story teller group of tapes from 1983 to 1985. Some strange pronunciation occasionally but a thoroughly good ripping yarn for all that. Bbc radio 4 extra geoffrey household rogue justice. Household wrote a lot of other stuff, some pretty good and several reprises of rogue male itself including a sequel rogue.
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