Christopher Lee - Air-Force One
4 Extra Debut. 22nd November 1963. What really happened after JFK's murder, in the hospital and on the presidential jet? Stars Stacy Keach. From November 2013.
Martin Jarvis directs a stellar American cast, headed by Stacy Keach, Glenne Headly, Susan Sullivan, Steven Weber - and introduced by Josh Stamberg - in Christopher Lee's extraordinary play.
On November 22nd, 1963, President John F Kennedy was assassinated by a sniper while riding in an open-topped limousine in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas.
What happened immediately after the assassination?
Theories explored in Lee's riveting drama are based on Federal, classified and academic research, diaries and recollections, and statements by Mrs Kennedy - a mix of substantiated and contested documentation. He focuses, first, on the hospital mortuary, and then aboard Air Force One where former Vice President Lyndon B Johnson insists that Judge Sarah Hughes conducts the 'swearing-in' before take-off. Also present in the overcrowded aircraft is Kennedy's widow, Jackie, in a state of shock, still covered in blood. The play becomes a tense thriller as surprising events occur on board.
Other parts: Tracy Pattin, Darren Richardson
Sound design: Wesley Dewberry, Mark Holden
Producer: Rosalind Ayres
Director: Martin Jarvis
A Jarvis and Ayres production for ±«Óãtv Radio 4.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Josh Stamberg |
| Lyndon B Johnson | Stacy Keach |
| Jackie Kennedy | Glenne Headly |
| Lady Bird Johnson | Susan Sullivan |
| Rufus Oldman | Steven Weber |
| Art Thorn | Nicholas Hormann |
| Roy Kellerman | JD Cullum |
| Marie Fehmer | Janine Barris |
| Rose Kennedy | Jennifer Bassey |
| Rankin | Gordon Clapp |
| Doctor Rose | Gordon Clapp |
| Judge Hughes | Anna Mathias |
| White House radio | Matthew Wolf |
| Jack Valenti | Matthew Wolf |
| AF1 operator | Andre Sogliuzzo |
| Dean Rusk | Andre Sogliuzzo |
| 86972 | John Sloan |
| Actor | Tracy Pattin |
| Writer | Christopher Lee |
| Actor | Darren Richardson |
| Director | Martin Jarvis |
| Producer | Rosalind Ayres |
Broadcasts
Sat 16 Nov 2013 14:30±«Óãtv Radio 4- Sat 18 Jul 2015 14:30±«Óãtv Radio 4 FM
- Sun 4 Nov 2018 16:00±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 5 Nov 2018 04:00±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
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