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Radio 4 Extra,24 Apr 2002,30 mins
The Mysterious Portrait
Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai GogolAvailable for 28 days
Chertkoff is a high-minded, pleasure-denying, young artist in St Petersburg - until a pact with the devil offers him untold riches. Written by Nikolai Gogol Dramatised by Jim Poyser Dragon..............Stephen Moore Chertkoff...........Mark Chatterton Leonid.................Russell Dixon Marya..................Jo-Anne Knowles Yuri.......................David Crellin Shopkeeper.......Robert Pickavance Producer Susan Roberts First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
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