Tiger Wings Omnibus

[Riklaa]

Tiger Wings Omnibus

Writing the Century #19 (15 Minute Drama)
Broadcast Monday 11 to Friday 15 June 2012
Omnibus edition broadcast 16 June 2012, Radio 4 Extra

160/44; 79.2 MB; sound quality excellent

In October 2003 the Antiques Roadshow featured the flight journals of Joan Allen who had served with the ATA during the Second World War. But there had been another intriguing find. Hidden in a metal flight box under Joan's stairs was another flight journal. It recorded the solo flight that Joan had undertaken in 1948 in a 2-seater Angus Fairchild aircraft from England to Singapore.

'Tiger Wings' makes a leap of imagination from this true-life source and gives wing to Joan's remarkable achievement that might so easily have vanished into the mists of the past.

Joan Allen ............... Honeysuckle Weeks
Wiggs/Mme Carter/Mrs Reed ...... Tracy Wiles
Maud ..................... Christine Absalom
Mr McCowan/Hotelier......... Patrick Brennan
Becky Sharpe/Martha........... Susie Riddell
Young Woman ................... Amaka Okafor
Young Man/Stevens ................. Joe Sims
Jacques/Cpt Harkness.......... Sam Alexander
Gemile/Airport Mangager ....... Akbar Kurtha
SAA Pilot/Jack Roche ............. Don Gilet
Abdul .......................... Peter Singh
Moiter/Mr Daniels .......... Angelo Paragoso
Shreela/Clemmie Daniels ....... Deeivya Meir

Directed by Tracey Neale

Part 1 - Girl Meets Plane - Diane Samuels' story of Joan Allen and her solo flight from England to Singapore in 1948.

Part 2 - Vive La France - Joan is about to begin her solo flight half way across the world. First stop is France but will she get off the ground in time?

Part 3 - Middle East - After an unscheduled stop in gorgeous Cannes, Joan attempts to make up for time as she crosses the sea to Tunisia.

Part 4 - Oranges and Pearls - Hoping the technical problems are behind her now, Joan heads for Baghdad.

Part 5 - Tiger Beer Girl - Will the wish, made at The Iron Pillar in Delhi, come true? Singapore is within sight and this solo flight, halfway across the world, is bringing back both happy and painful memories for Joan.


Diane Samuels has written many plays for both radio and stage including the award winning 'Kindertransport' which has been produced all over the world and is a text studied in schools.

Tiger Wings Omnibus Link

[Robert Flood]

Rick -

You provide the best offerings in audio and I thank you so much for them.

Bob

[codepop]

Sounds very good...thank you

[Riklaa]

You are welcome.  _------  Rick

[abby]

Thanks again, Rick, sounds interesting!!