4. The Fifth Dimension

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The dead rise to greet Queen Margarita at the Ball of the Spring Moon. But will she save her beloved Master? Mikhail Bulgakov's fantastical novel is a satire of life in 1930s Soviet Russia. Conclusion of Brian Wright's the dramatisation. Stars Daniel Massey, Michael Maloney and Geraldine James. Unpublished during Bulgakov’s lifetime (1891-1940), The Master and Margarita was smuggled out of the USSR and first fully published in Paris in 1967. Woland .... Daniel Massey The Master .... Michael Maloney Margarita .... Geraldine James Bezdomny .... Nigel Anthony Koroviev .... Colin Jeavons Azazello .... John Hollis Behemoth .... David Holt Natasha .... Melanie Hudson Inspector .... Eric Allan Sergeant .... Jonathan Adams Baron Maigel .... John Webb Berlioz .... John Flemlng Matthew .... John Church Detective .... Peter Penry Jones Frieda .... Linda Polan Yeshua .... Jonathan Tafler Translated by Michael Glennie. Director: David Hitchinson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.