"The Shepard" Christmas Eve Story

Kevin Dunlevy wrote:
The Shepherd is a 1976 novel by Frederick Forsyth, but is actually a
well-known Royal Air Force story from considerably earlier.

The Shepherd relates the story of a De Havilland Vampire pilot, going home
on Christmas Eve 1957, whose aircraft suffers a complete electrical failure
over the North Sea en route from Celle in northern Germany to RAF Lakenheath
in Suffolk. Lost in fog and low on fuel, he is shepherded to a disused RAF
dispersal field by the pilot of a De Havilland Mosquito fighter/bomber of
World War II vintage, who has apparently been sent up to guide him in.

When he lands at the base, however, he learns that his saviour was Johnny
Kavanagh, an RAF pilot who guided the pilots of crippled bombers home, who
disappeared over the North Sea in his Mosquito on his last mission, on
Christmas Eve fourteen years before.

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shepherd"

Usually broadcast on CBC Radio Christmas Eve.

c

Usually broadcast on CBC Radio Christmas Eve.

I've got the book (it's great) wonder if there's any file on the web
where it can be listened to?

Randy wrote:
c

Usually broadcast on CBC Radio Christmas Eve.

I've got the book (it's great) wonder if there's any file on the web
where it can be listened to?

http://www.cbc.ca/aih/

Podcast may be available

cavedweller wrote:
Randy wrote:
c

Usually broadcast on CBC Radio Christmas Eve.

I've got the book (it's great) wonder if there's any file on the web
where it can be listened to?

http://www.cbc.ca/aih/

Podcast may be available

Rats...missed the broadcast and can't seem to find the link...maybe
next year!!

Randy wrote:
cavedweller wrote:
Randy wrote:
c

Usually broadcast on CBC Radio Christmas Eve.

I've got the book (it's great) wonder if there's any file on the web
where it can be listened to?

http://www.cbc.ca/aih/

Podcast may be available

Rats...missed the broadcast and can't seem to find the link...maybe
next year!!

Check podcasts for As It Happens at the end of the week on the CBC
website. I think they usually make podcasts available on Fridays.

Thanks...I'll watch for it.

Rats...missed the broadcast and can't seem to find the link...maybe
next year!!

Check podcasts for As It Happens at the end of the week on the CBC
website. I think they usually make podcasts available on Fridays.

Randy wrote:


Rats...missed the broadcast and can't seem to find the link...maybe
next year!!


There is a CD of Christmas stories available (I know Amazon carries it)
that includes the Shepherd.

Usually broadcast on CBC Radio Christmas Eve.

I've got the book (it's great) wonder if there's any file on the web
where it can be listened to?


You'll find it here....

http://www.cbc.ca/asithappens/media/...e/shepherd.ram

regards

"Karl-Heinz Kuenzel" wrote in message
...
Usually broadcast on CBC Radio Christmas Eve.

I've got the book (it's great) wonder if there's any file on the web
where it can be listened to?


You'll find it here....

http://www.cbc.ca/asithappens/media/...e/shepherd.ram

regards

Doesn't seem to be working, for me.
--
Jim in NC

Karl-Heinz Kuenzel wrote:

Usually broadcast on CBC Radio Christmas Eve.


I've got the book (it's great) wonder if there's any file on the web
where it can be listened to?


You'll find it here....

http://www.cbc.ca/asithappens/media/...e/shepherd.ram

I do wish broadcasters would stop using REAL format and distribute as a
generic mp3!