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High Citadel
- Narrated by: Paul Tyreman
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
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Critic Reviews
''Bagley is a master storyteller.'' ( Daily Mirror)
''Mr Bagley has no equal at this sort of thing.'' ( Sunday Mirror)
''Bagley is one of the best.'' ( The Times)