The Hidden Face — The Art of the Manhunt
A man is convicted of murder. He escapes. Somewhere outside the prison walls lies the truth—and perhaps the only chance to prove his innocence.
Victor Canning’s The Hidden Face is a superb example of the British man-on-the-run thriller, a tradition stretching from John Buchan into the golden years of BBC radio drama. But what makes a story of pursuit so compelling when the audience can see absolutely nothing?
In this Listen with Gilbert: Saturday Night Theatre Companion, we explore Canning, his 1956 novel The Hidden Face—published in America as Burden of Proof—and its life on BBC radio. We’ll…
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