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From Russia with Love was a radio drama adaptation of Ian Fleming's 1963 novel that first aired on July 21, 2012 on the BBC's main spoken-word channel, Radio 4. It was the fifth James Bond radio play produced by the station and starred Toby Stephens as the titular character for the third time.

Overview[]

"It’s 1955 and the Russians plan an act of terrorism. Choice of target? James Bond. To be ‘killed with ignominy': a major sex scandal will leave his reputation, and that of MI6, in tatters. Colonel Rosa Klebb of the KGB devises a plan to lure Bond into their trap, using beautiful Corporal Tatiana Romanova as bait – plus a Spektor, the latest Russian decoding device. MI6 learns that Tatiana wants to defect and ‘M’ orders Bond to Istanbul. When Tatiana makes contact she seems to be in love with him – but is she? Either way, he soon falls for her and they leave Istanbul together, accompanied by larger-than-life Darko Kerim, Head of British Intelligence in Turkey. The climax of the drama includes a surprising confrontation between Bond and the murderous Rosa Klebb."
― Official BBC promotional blurb.

In 2012 the novel From Russia, With Love was dramatised for radio by Archie Scottney, directed by Martin Jarvis and produced by Rosalind Ayres; it featured a full cast starring Toby Stephens as James Bond and was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 2:30pm on Saturday 21st July 2012. It continued the series of Bond radio adaptations featuring Jarvis and Stephens following Dr. No in 2008 and Goldfinger in 2010.[1]

Cast[]

Toby Stephens with director Martin Jarvis (FRWL radio drama)

Toby Stephens with director Martin Jarvis and actress Olga Fedori.

References[]

  1. Saturday Drama: From Russia with Love. BBC. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved on 15 July 2012.
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