The Russia House 1/4 by John le Carré

Cold war espionage thriller, adapted for radio. Starring Tom Baker. An English book publisher (Baker) is approached by a mysterious woman wielding a bulky manuscript, at a book fair behind the Iron Curtain, and asked to keep a promise he had made to publish a volume of memoirs written by a Soviet scientist. But the memoirs are of more than passing interest to British military intelligence, as they seem to contain clues to the top secret workings of a nuclear weapons system. Adapted for radio by the BBC, from the novel, as a full cast dramatisation. By John le Carre , dramatised by Rene Basilico , and starring Tom Baker as Barley Blair and Valentina Yakunina as Katya. Theme music by Max Harris Producer John Fawcett Wilson Rpt Unknown: John Le Carre Unknown: Rene Basilico Unknown: Tom Baker Unknown: Valentina Yakunina Music By: Max Harris Producer: John Fawcett Wilson Ned: John Rowe Harry: Michael Turner Walter: John Webb Wicklow: David Bannerman Zapadny: Constantine Gregory Goethe: Boris Isarov Bob: Bruce Boa Brock: Simon Treves O'Mara: Geoffrey McGivern Wintle: Paul Brooke Paddy: Christopher Fulford Cy: Eric Meyers JP Henziger: Ted Maynard