25 April 2005
Running Dogs
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by Barry Klemm
At times both heart-breaking and comic, Running Dogs is an account of war that tells the stories that official histories tend to neglect. With the small platoon of which the story's narrator Yogi Griffin is part, we are thrust into the reality of jungle warfare in Vietnam. Here, the pressures of the physical environment, the actions of the Vietcong -- as well as those of their own commanding officers -- and anger over how they came to be there and what is asked of them, take an ever heavier toll on the men. Increasingly, their worst enemy becomes themselves.
Transcript
This transcript was typed from a recording of the program. The ABC cannot guarantee its complete accuracy because of the possibility of mishearing and occasional difficulty in identifying speakers.
Barry Klemm was born in Melbourne and abandoned a number of different careers before becoming a writer. He has published several books, and written plays for ABC Radio Drama. Barry served in Phouc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, at the time during which Running Dogs is set.
Neil Pigot is an actor known for his powerful stage and screen presence. He is currently touring Australia as the young Weary in the production 'Weary: The Story of Edward Dunlop'
Reader: Neil Pigot
Sound Engineer: Richard Girvan
Produced and directed in Melbourne by: Justine Sloane-Lees
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