In 1884, the eyes of the world are on Khartoum in 1884 where General Gordon, hero of Queen Victoria's Empire,
is under siege. Hordes of Dervish warriors, loyal to the Mahdi, the Sudanese war lord and Messiah, are baying
for British blood. With just a few thousand men and diminishing supplies, Gordon fears Khartoum will fall.
Ex-captain and army scout Simon Fonthill is summoned to Cairo. The army needs a hardened scout to slip through
enemy lines to make contact with Gordon ahead of the relief force. Failure could mean instant death or slow
torture at the hands of the Mahdi's disciples. Fonthill knows the odds are stacked against success but accepts
the mission. Soon he and his comrade, "352" Jenkins are crossing the Nile. But when they are captured by
a sadistic Dervish patrol, it seems that, for Fonthill, time has finally run out...

About The Reader
Graham Padden. Graham's work on screen includes Doctor Who, Casualty, The Kindness of Strangers, Why We Went to War,
Derailed, Casanova. He has been heard in many radio dramas, including David Edgar's Playing with Fire, Lorna Doone,
Blake's 7, and The Archers. He has recorded 60 audio books. He has had 3 plays produced.

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