Shadow of the Pharaoh by Victor Pemberton and David Spenser.

Six-part thriller set in war-torn Ancient Egypt in the year 1600 BC.

Episode 1 00:00
Into The Shadow

A young man named Ahmose sets out for Thebes in search of his real father.

But the Village Woman foresees many dangers ahead...

Written by Victor Pemberton and David Spenser.

Ahmose .... Sean Barrett
Kem .... David Valla
Peten-Ra .... John Bentley
Nefertari .... Sheila Grant
Hamabari .... Betty Baskcomb
Karu .... John Westbrook
Batu .... John Ruddock
Captain .... Martin Friend
Herald / Man .... William Eadle
Village Woman .... Katherine Parr

Announcer: John Dunn

Producer: Graham Gauld

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4's 4th Dimension in September 1972.

Episode 2 27:11
Beware the Serpent

Egypt is under the domination of the Hixos.

Ahmose and Ken have travelled to the city of Thebes but now they are the prisoners of the much hated Hixos Prince, the heir to the Egyptian throne, the tyrannical Peten- Ra.

Episode 3 54:34
The Black Tomb of Osiris

Ahmose seeks out Antef, the physician, to ask about the meaning of the amulet given to him by his father figure Batu before his death.

But Ahmose has to prove his identity and becomes locked in the Black Tomb of Osiris where, terrified, he is forced to confront the Gods of the Underworld.

Episode 4 1:21:45
The Eye of the Sky-God

Following his trial in the Black Tomb of Osiris, Ahmose returns to the house of the physician in Thebes - only to find it ransacked...

Episode 5 1:48:38
Into Battle

A great feast is planned for the Crocodile Festival, but the Hyksos are planning to attack.

Peten-Ra continues his ambition to rule all of Egypt with the help of some poison...

Episode 6 2:15:46
Out of the Shadow

After learning he’s the rightful heir to the throne, Ahmose is closed up with the Lady Nefertari in his mother’s tomb.

Conclusion of the thriller serial set in war-torn Ancient Egypt in the year 1600 BC:

Written by Victor Pemberton and David Spenser.

Ahmose .... Sean Barrett
Peten-Ra .... John Bentley
Kem .... David Valla
Karu .... John Westbrook
Nefertari .... Sheila Grant
Hamabari .... Betty Baskcomb
Senmut .... Rolf Lefevre
Honimon .... Lewis Stringer
Assassin .... Fraser Kerr
Woman .... Katherine Parr

Announcer: John Dunn

Producer: Graham Gauld

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1972.

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