Pressure, David Haig
Pressure, David Haig
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Pressure

Author: David Haig

Narrator: Jonathan Cake, Josh Cole, Sarah Drew, Mike McShane, James Morrison, Darren Richardson, Andre Sogliuzzo, Matthew Wolf

Unabridged: 1 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/15/2020


Synopsis

A Scottish meteorologist locks horns with his American counterpart as both men try to convince General Dwight D. Eisenhower that they can accurately predict the atmospheric conditions needed to launch the greatest amphibious assault in the history of mankind — the D-Day invasion.Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in October 2019.Director: Martin JarvisProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergJonathan Cake as Group Captain James StaggJosh Cole as Lieutenant Andrew CarterSarah Drew as Kay SummersbyMike McShane as Colonel Irving P. KrickJames Morrison as General Dwight D. EisenhowerDarren Richardson as Electrician, Air Chief Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, Commander FranklinAndré Sogliuzzo as General “Tooey” Spaatz, Lieutenant BattersbyMatthew Wolf as Admiral Bertram Ramsay, HamiltonAssociate Artistic Director: Anna Lyse Erikson Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West HollywoodSenior Radio Producer: Ronn LipkinFoley Artist: Brian DeShazorProduction Manager: Erica R. ChristensenEditor: Mitchell Lindskoog

About David Haig

David A. Haig is George Putnam Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jo on January 08, 2017

This is the pre-release materials for the IGCSE drama exams this year and when I saw it I thought it might be a bit dry for teenagers, but actually David Haig makes it a very personal and human look at a well aired piece of history. It appeals to the British psyche with its obsession with the weathe......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on July 01, 2021

An intense drama about meteorology: what more could you want? Rival British and American weather forecasters battle over whether to delay D-Day from 5 June 1944 to the 6th, seeking to persuade Isenhower to go with their preferred date. Of course it's more about personal relationships than isobars an......more

Goodreads review by Henry on January 23, 2016

Took me a while to get through this due to life getting in the way (and my birthday) but it's utterly brilliant. Who'd have thought there'd be so much suspense from the weather forecast? The plot follows two weathermen as they bicker over whether or not to go ahead with the D-Day landings on the pro......more