Post-war Vienna: Rollo Martins gets a surprise as he faces up to the real nature of his friend, Harry Lime. Read by Samuel West.
Faced with the harsh fact that his old friend Harry Lime wasn’t the hero he thought him to be, Rollo is drowning his sorrows.
Doubting he’ll ever track down the third man present at Harry’s death, or even get Harry’s girl to fall in love with him, Rollo's desperate to leave the war-torn city.
But the elusive Harry Lime is about to shock him one more time….
Samuel West reads from the classic Graham Greene novella that inspired one of the most acclaimed films of all time, starring Orson Welles.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
Music from the original soundtrack written and performed by Anton Karas.
Producer: Justine Willett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2016
