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Tired of the everyday routine? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you... Escape! Escape! Designed to free you from the poor walls of today for a half hour of high adventure. Tonight, we escape to the English Channel in wartime. And to a harrowing night, crossing those grey cold waters in a small boat. With a threat of instant death in command. As David Devine tells it in his exciting story, Flood on the Good Winds. Is that one?…

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In the gripping radio drama Flood on the Goodwins, we find ourselves in wartime England, where the fog hangs thick over the English Channel. A one-armed man named Dundas is aboard a small boat, grappling with the weight of his past and the present dangers of war. The atmosphere is tense as they receive distressing news of a Nazi spy who has commandeered a boat, threatening the lives of many. The stakes are high, and Dundas must confront not only the enemy but also his own fears and limitations.

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Escape, Episode 83

Flood on the Goodwins (Jack Edwards)

Tuesday, November 1, 1949 · 29:31

Escape, Episode 83

Flood on the Goodwins (Jack Edwards)

Tuesday, November 1, 1949 · 29:31

Summary

In wartime England, a one-armed man must confront a Nazi spy who has commandeered a boat in thick fog. The stakes rise as they navigate the treacherous waters of the English Channel, where danger lurks at every turn.

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  • 1949 — All 55 people on board Eastern Air Lines Flight 537 are killed when the Douglas DC-4 operating the flight collides in mid-air with a Bolivian Air Force Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft over Alexandria, Virginia.
  • 1949 — The Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference ends with the Netherlands agreeing to transfer sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies to the United States of Indonesia.
  • 1949 — Chinese Civil War: The Battle of Dengbu Island occurs.

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