Commodore Horatio Hornblower (Michael Redgrave)

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317 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Dec 2025 last heard 20 Dec

Commodore Horatio Hornblower (Michael Redgrave)’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Danube rudder doesn't compensate?

Even the rudder, sir.

We need a stronger pull and we haven't got it.

You'd better drop anchor, Mr. Martin.

But the French guns are moving up.

It'll do us no good to go on like this.

Our draft may be shallow, but we'll only pile up in the shoal water.

Pile up and sit there on the shoal, watching the French batteries pound our allies.

There must be some solution.

Let's hope we find it.

Well, we must find it.

Drop anchor, Mr. Marlowe.

Aye, aye, sir.

Drop anchor!

French guns were moving up into position to attack the Russian defenders outside Riga.

And despite our bright promises, we seemed unable to give aid to our allies.

We'd raised the Harvey by lashing her between two emptied barges, but wind and current were proving too much for us to handle.

It was an hour after dawn, and on the deck of the harvey, the young face of Lifton and Mound was grey with fatigue and helplessness.

We've not much time left, sir, have we?

Not much.

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