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- What is it? A swan or something?
- No, it's a ruddy goose. Here, look at it, circling round like it was a dive bomber.

10 seconds sound clip from the The Snow Goose (1954) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:20:23 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- In the night light, she saw the flash of white wings, black tip, and the thrust-forward head of the snow goose.

- It rose and cruised over the lighthouse once, and then headed down the winding creek where Rhayader's sail was slanting in the gaining breeze, and flew above him in slow, wide circles.

- Princess! Oh, princess, watch over him. Watch over him.

- Hey, you all right, mate?

- Fine.

- Hey, look at that one. A ruddy great bird flying into all that muck and stink. Look at it.

- What is it? A swan or something?

- No, it's a ruddy goose. Here, look at it, circling round like it was a dive bomber.

- I'll tell you what we're done for. It's the angel of death had to pick us up.

- Nah, not it. It's a ruddy goose come over with a message from Churchill, asking how we like the bathing over here.

- Yeah, it's a good omen, that's what it is. We'll get out of here yet, mate. You mark my words.

- We won't get out unless some perisher comes and picks us all up, and that's the honest truth.

- Here, here comes a chap that's going to take us there. Look, that little sailing boat coming round through the smoke there.

[...]

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We'll call her La Princesse Perdue, the lost princess.
Yes. Seems a long time ago, doesn't it? -A long time ago. All the way between childhood and being grown up.
Blimy, look at that ruddy goose flying round and round. -Told you it was a good omen. It's a blinking angel of mercy. That's what it is.
They said if you saw the flying wild goose you'd be saved. It's a sort of good luck omen.
The Snow Goose (1954) Sound Clip

Laurence Olivier 1970s portraitListen to Laurence Olivier bring the characters of Paul Gallico's story 'The Snow Goose' to life in this rare 1954 Theatre Royal radio play, featuring sound clips on our page.

Actors: Laurence Olivier (Narrator / Philip Rhayader)

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