The Enemy Below - BBC Radio Drama - Saturday Night Theater

The Enemy Below - BBC Radio Drama - Saturday Night Theater - JFK Assassination

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September, 1943. The Hecate, a British destroyer, is alone in the South Atlantic─alone, but for a blip on the radar which could be a German U-Boat.
Includes rare BBC news broadcast at the end. The play was broadcast the day after JFK's assassination November 23, 1963.
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@scottgeorge4268 2 жыл бұрын

The BBC has a lot to learn from its past achievements; these radio plays were made so well. and were a joy to many. Thank you for this upload - as well as so many other great plays. 👍

@PibrochPonder 2 жыл бұрын

Yea the stuff now is junk

@gordonsmith4884 Жыл бұрын

That's because a lot of writers/actors had done national service and mixed with persons of different backgrounds and cultures. Now they come from a select bunch of university sheep minds.

@lumptonk4394 Жыл бұрын

Radio plays done well are truly joyous to listen to

@evolveausevolveaus 8 ай бұрын

I enjoy them so much

@tomkeating5178 5 ай бұрын

But it won't

@janetbarkwith 4 ай бұрын

A damned fine play; exciting story, very well acted, and the sound effects were terrific. Brilliantly clear diction - such an enormous pity that so many actors these days feel the need to mumble and bumble their way through their scripts. I enjoyed this enormously. Thank you.

@gracegood3661 2 ай бұрын

Perfectly said

@aoifeocallaghan8351 4 ай бұрын

I am so grateful for these downloads thank you so much.

@LeonardGarcia-yn2ej 7 күн бұрын

Great Sound Effects 🆒📘👈🏻👍

@richardbradley1306 3 ай бұрын

One of the finest opens to any story I can recall. Absolutely griping and impeccably written and acted out. World class

@iandexterong9196 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this. I saw this film several times when I was young but I also enjoyed listening to the audio version .

@chocksaway100 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant. Thanks for posting.

@Fanflame 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this wonderfully crafted audio recording. I much enjoyed it.

@andrewprice6491 3 жыл бұрын

I have listened to this story at least two dozen times, and I'm listening to it now, lovely old charming story xx

@Aiko2-26-9 Жыл бұрын

A gripping action war story and a fascinating news segment at the end. Historic!

@SarahMayKay-lj9ob Ай бұрын

Thank you for the wonderful plays that you find and upload, especially plays such as these. The T.V is just an ornament and has been for a few years now, prefer to listen and let the images conjured up in my imagination relax, excite and take me away.

@rorywillis7228 3 жыл бұрын

I found another one called the u boat that lost its nerve on the BBC radio Saturday nites

@JMDinOKC 3 жыл бұрын

Terrific production values, with absolutely perfect sound effects. The old radio dramas in the 1950s and 1960s were carefully handcrafted artwork. The characterizations of the two captains were quite different from the film with Robert Mitchum and Curt Jurgens: the movie captains were doing dirty but necessary jobs, whereas the radio captains were almost gleeful about playing a game of chess or cat-and-mouse with each other. If I didn't know that Leo Genn played Commander Murrell, captain of the H.M.S. Hecate, I'd have sworn it was Ronald Coleman, except he'd been dead for 5 years when this was broadcast. I didn't care much for the Germans: it sounded like they cast the Pythons as the Germans, with John Cleese playing Peter Lorre playing John Cleese as the U-boat captain von Stolberg, or perhaps Peter Sellers doing Justin Eidelberger from the Goon Show.

@johnweaver66 Жыл бұрын

It's program's like this which shows how far the BBCs's fallen down on its previous high standards to the fourth rate organisation its now become.

@LeonardGarcia-yn2ej 6 күн бұрын

Thank You My UTUBE Community I’ve Learned so much about Production Of These Classics; Unsung Help That We take for Granted ( production and Support Crews ) Hello from Long Beach Calif. 💐🌊🐬💐🐳🍀🦈💐🧜🏽‍♀️🌅🌇. Enjoy Your Morning ☕️😺

@blackb0x3 Жыл бұрын

Historic recording! Thank you

@chuckabutty888 3 жыл бұрын

Middle of a battle and you can still get a bollocking, "Stand to attention when you speak to your Commanding Officer". Brilliant !! Captain Stolberg sounds like Peter Sellers doing his Major Bloodnok voice from "The Goon Show". Not only that he also sounds at times like Valentine Dayll, (well they do have an "Appointment With Fear" in this battle). Perhaps its his Master Plan, he wants to confuse his crew as well as the enemy. Love these old radio drama's.

@JMDinOKC 3 жыл бұрын

"Abdul, the screens, the screens! It's happened again!"

@gillfinlayson7894 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent listen. Very much of its time, but doesn't detract from the drama. The accents made me smile, a whole lot of "Himmel!" "Mein Gott!" & so on! To contradict what one person replied, this play is of interest to both "boys AND girls" and would recommend. (And who so referred this all-out as a "dog fight", which is an aerial term, not naval.) Would suggest that "The Cruel Sea" is another fine listen, or to bring up to date, do watch "Greyhound"... a new movie in similar mode with Tom Hanks. Thanks for this! 📻

@sharonwhiteley6510 Жыл бұрын

There's quite a few differences between the movie with Mitchum and Jurgens, and the BBC presentation.

@tango6nf477 3 жыл бұрын

The U Boat captain is Doctor Strangelove!! his unnecessarily theatrical German accent is the only thing wrong with this.

@LeonardGarcia-yn2ej 7 күн бұрын

Wow So 🆒👈🏻🙋🏻‍♂️ Thank You For Caring And Sharing 😊. LBC.🌴🌊💐🐬🍀🧜🏻‍♀️🌅🌃. 🙀

@simonmcgrath4112 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the play but the news item afterwards on the day Kennedy was cruelly Assassinated on November 22nd if my memory serves me!! They mention Oswald and I thought he'll be murdered in 24 hours by Jack Ruby!!

@lesterbrandt3203 8 ай бұрын

Kennedy news starts at 1:26 bits salted through all the news, but the whole story is worth a listen.

@dubinatub1 4 ай бұрын

great stuff

@suevans6436 3 жыл бұрын

superb

@jonjames7328 2 ай бұрын

Never mind the amazing Radio Production. What about the death of JFK?

@elwrongo 3 жыл бұрын

Great play thanks. That destroyer captain was negligent for not firing immediately on the UBoat when it was surfacing.

@adeladd7638 2 жыл бұрын

He said he did not want to fire on survivors,playing the game with a straight bat old bean.

@barbarawhittall2311 2 жыл бұрын

Such an exciting but terrifying hard to listen but I carried on, wonderful acting!!!

@frankburbridge1258 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@richardbradley1306 3 ай бұрын

„I wonder how you like that“!!!

@spikemcnock8310 9 ай бұрын

Enjoyed that thanks.

@iky300 Жыл бұрын

The news immediately after is historic! One day after JFK was assassinated!! And Oswald is still alove at the time of the telecast.

@dodojack1045 9 ай бұрын

The last bits of dialogue were difficult to follow. Although the plot was obvious.

@bifferswain 3 жыл бұрын

The greatest u-boat / destoyer story ever!

@simonmcgrath4112 3 жыл бұрын

Have u ever heard of/watched the classic U boat film called Das Boat? It's a German film made about 1982? If not please watch its by far the best film of this genre in my opinion! This film Enemy Below is a classic cuz it's a great film of course but also Mitchum and Jurgens were classic actors of there day whereas Das Boat has no stars but the acting and story are truly to be seen. If u don't mind subtitles then watch it and tell me if u liked it, or not?

@simonmcgrath4112 3 жыл бұрын

I just noticed ur name? U don't live on a North Dakota farm with 7 children do u by any chance?

@muftydog 3 жыл бұрын

@@simonmcgrath4112 Totally agree! Watched Das Boot a while ago.Top flick! I think it's called Das Boot though not Das Boat.

@edwardmorford2202 Жыл бұрын

@@simonmcgrath4112 Absolutely excellent drama...the subtitles are almost irrelevant as it's such gripping viewing...Thank for reminding me, it's definitely time for a re run of "Das Boot" ✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@richardrichard5409 Жыл бұрын

@@adeladd7638 1939?

@tommygun5218 7 ай бұрын

Am i correct in saying the u- boat captain is count dracula.

@ldgraham0276 Жыл бұрын

Here here...

@mathonamoore123 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this. God bless from the Ireland@3.25 pm on 21st of February 2022 ❤️🇮🇪❤️

@mrgarrytoo Ай бұрын

First class

@johnhodges8264 3 жыл бұрын

I don't get it. once a U baot was on the surface it stood no chance with just a fairly low powered gun!

@paulhunter123 3 жыл бұрын

yes a u boat attacking on the surface was dumb. i throw my human excrement in your general direction to let you know where i am, standard u boat tip Wrong - Otherwise a great story.

@rorywillis7228 3 жыл бұрын

Just great saw the movie when I was a kid ,when it would come on, loved this ,any more like this

@richardrichard5409 Жыл бұрын

88mm is about as 'high powered' as it gets😂

@johnhodges8264 Жыл бұрын

@@richardrichard5409 Calibre has nothinng to do with the power it's the size of the charge propelling it!

@richardrichard5409 Жыл бұрын

@@johnhodges8264We aren't talking a low velocity Howitzer against the armoured belt of a Battleship🤣 Google the 88mm and 110mm they used, firing 12kg minimum weight HE/AP shells, ships plate was like papier machete to these pieces....U boats sank more ships using them than their torpedo stock in their preferred surface action, during the early years of WW2. Shells were/are much cheaper than fish but more importantly they carried far more, thus extending a tour.

@paulhunter123 3 жыл бұрын

This is great no girls drama and boring domestics, this is a man thing, doing what men doing best. Killing other men, then having a drink with the enemy - and compare tactics of their hunt. - the twist both captains think the other captain is the prisoner is just perfect. minus 1 point for being predictable in that the germans would loose this dogfight.

@janetbarkwith 4 ай бұрын

Oh, rot! I'm a "girl" and I loved every minute of this play. We don't all go for feeble hearts and flowers soggy romances, you know! Give me a rollicking adventure story and derring do every time!

@anthonycullen9492 Жыл бұрын

Great story. Like the game of chess?

@sickman1655 3 жыл бұрын

👍

@stevechick6129 3 жыл бұрын

What has this to do with JFK?

@ChestertonRadio 3 жыл бұрын

There is a news report about the JFK assination the previous day at the end of the show

@richardrichard5409 Жыл бұрын

Priceless🤣🤣

@timwillis100 7 ай бұрын

😊😊😊😊😊

@nil_db 3 жыл бұрын

Who rules the waves?

@paulhunter123 3 жыл бұрын

Migrants

@richardrichard5409 Жыл бұрын

@@paulhunter123 and 2 years alater they still do. Hitler missed a trick back in 1939.....rubber dingy are you need😊

@ObsidianFrog 7 ай бұрын

Otherwise good " play " tainted by the usual dishonest propaganda.....

@Charles-oo8bq 27 күн бұрын

As you know, the victors(through deception) write history in their favor. Everywhere I literally look in every form of modern media the truth is twisted and wholly perverted ...