The Hidden Face — The Art of the Manhunt

Podcast: Chesterton Radio · Chesterton Radio

Opublikowano: 2026-10-19

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...