The Road to En-Dor

In the spring of 1917 two British officers find themselves confined in the remote POW camp at Yozgad, deep in the Turkish highlands. Amid cramped quarters, scarce food and endless boredom, they resolve to turn the situation on its head. Their solution is as daring as it is unusual: they will employ the art of spiritualism to sway their captors.

The men stage séances, claim contact with unseen forces, and use the resulting “messages” to negotiate better rations, extra comforts, and even diplomatic correspondence with Ottoman officials. Their faux‑mediumship becomes a strange currency, buying them small freedoms while keeping the camp commandant intrigued. As the weeks pass, the line between genuine belief and clever deception blurs, creating both comic mishaps and tense moments.

Listeners are treated to a wartime memoir that mixes dry military detail with the whimsical world of early‑20th‑century spiritualism. The narrative captures the resilience of comradeship and the lengths soldiers will go to reclaim agency. It offers a rare glimpse into a forgotten slice of history, narrated with dry wit and a hint of mischief.