3. The Devil Entertains

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Moscow, 1938. Margarita takes to the air, the Master's novel reveals the guilt of Pontius Pilate, and Professor Woland's magic act astonishes the Variety Theatre audience! Mikhail Bulgakov's fantastical novel is a satire of life in 1930s Soviet Russia. Unpublished during Bulgakov’s lifetime (1891-1940), it was smuggled out of the USSR and first fully published in Paris in 1967. Starring Daniel Massey, Michael Maloney and Geraldine James. Dramatised by Brian Wright. Woland .... Daniel Massey The Master .... Michael Maloney Margarit .... Geraldine James Bezdomny .... Nigel Anthony Koroviev .... Colin Jeavons Azazello ....John Holis Behemoth.... David Holt Inspector ....Eric Allan Sergeant .... Jonathan Adams Rimsky ....Peter Penry Jones Bengalsky....Jonathan Tafler Natasha ....Melanie Hudson Berlioz....John Fleming Latunsky.... John Church Baron Maigel.... John Webb Nurse .... Melinda Walker Woman.... Linda Polan Translated by Michael Glennie. Director: David Hitchinson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.