Radio plays and features
involving submarines and submariners
2012 The Cruel Sea
2004 Knocking on the Hull
1999 Mystery of the "Affray"
1997 H.M.S. Thetis: Close Enough to Touch
1980 The Cruel Sea
1980 The long lonely voyage of U-395
NOTES
THE CRUEL SEA....2012
New dramatization by John Fletcher; 2 x 55m; Classic Serial R4. Mar 2012.
Knocking on the Hull....2004
A Russian submarine disaster. By Gill Adams.Friday play.
R4 13 Aug 04. Directed by Jeremy Mortimer and Pam Marshall.
MYSTERY OF THE "AFFRAY"
R4, 4 Oct 99. Factual; documentary about what happened to
the submarine "Affray". Broadcast in two episodes.
CLOSE ENOUGH TO TOUCH....1997
..... the dramatised story of the loss of the submarine HMS Thetis in Liverpool Bay on 1 June, 1939, which cost 99 lives. Written by Fred Lawless. Broadcast R4 Saturday 27 September, 1430 hrs. From what I heard, I can say that this represents the very best of radio, engaging the imagination and emotions. A truly horrifying story, splendidly acted by a first-rate cast. Recommended most enthusiastically to anyone with the remotest interest in good radio; dedicated to the memory of those who died. ....Roger Bickerton, VRPCC newsletter
THE CRUEL SEA....1980
By Nicholas Monserrat. WW2 story based in submarines. Excellent drama. 2hrs.
The long lonely voyage of U-395....1980
By James Follett. I seem to remember this has Margot Boyd
telling the Germans where to get off....good adventure story, 90m.
Nigel Deacon / Diversity website
Asterisked plays known to exist in VRPCC collections
