Misha Williams



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 68 
NINA 
We went because Puggy had been invited to speak. We 
brought Conan Doyle with us. We were in the best 
seats and the house was full, clamouring to see the 
famous Fawcett. And then the RGS President, that little 
wretch Hinks, cancels your father's talk and puts on 
Savage Landor at the last moment. People can be so 
vile. 
 
BRIAN 
Ah yes! But did it backfire on Hinks and the RGS! Boy 
oh boy. (Explaining to the audience as he banters on) 
The audience in the gallery were a lot of students who 
were Fawcett worshippers and when confronted with 
this establishment puppet, Savage Landor, on the 
rostrum instead of their beloved hero, violent hostility 
began to pervade the air. 
 
BRIAN satirically mimics SAVAGE LANDOR and acts out the scene with 
exaggerated comedy. 
 
BRIAN AS SAVAGE LANDOR 
I can safely assure my audience that the Mato Grosso 
is as tranquil as my own back garden. And probably 
safer. (BRIAN imitates the groan of disapproval and 
hissing of the audience)  Once the jungle has been 
cleared, the mining industry will bring an economic 
boom. 
 
NINA 
Then Conan Doyle, with extreme dignity, voiced 
everyone's annoyance.  
 
BRIAN AS CONAN DOYLE 
Er…Mr President. Forgive me for mentioning that a 
considerable portion of us present tonight came to hear 
Colonel Fawcett's talk, which seems to have been re-
scheduled at the last moment, and we are somewhat 
dumfounded to hear an opinion at such variance to his. 
What about the ancient cities? 
 
BRIAN AS SAVAGE LANDOR 
What ancient cities? 
 


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Light change and voices become increasingly reverberated by concealed 
microphones to give an echo effect of a great hall.  
 
BRIAN IMITATING  RUDE HECKLERS 
The ruins!! You've heard about them!  The ancient 
cities!! Answer! 
 
Sound of chants: "Answer!! Answer!! Answer!!" 
 
BRIAN AS SAVAGE LANDOR 
Sir Arthur…Science has no evidence that Brazil has 
ever supported more than the most primitive form of 
tribal life. Question there? 
 
BRIAN AS FEMALE HECKLER WITH LISP 
Thir Henry, what about the Egyption hieroglyphs and 
Phoenician thtyle vessels found in Rio harbour by a 
Brathilian archaeologitht.  
 
BRIAN AS SAVAGE LANDOR 
Young lady, have you ever trusted a Brazilian 
archaeologist? I sincerely hope not. Ha-ha-ha-ha. 
 
BRIAN 
A vegetable missile passes within inches of Sir Henry's 
head. The students are about to tear the building 
apart. But he continues like a robot. 
 
 
BRIAN AS SAVAGE LANDOR 
Brazil's "Lost World" the Mato Grosso , Sir Arthur, is as 
ordinary as anywhere else on this earth. However 
disappointing that might sound to the child in us 
all…there are no mysteries whatsoever. Thank you.  
 
 
BRIAN AS HINKS 
Any more questions? Before we wind up? 
 
Light change. FAWCETT enters. 
 
FAWCETT 
I have a question. 
 


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BRIAN 
A shockwave rips through the hall. Hinks, voice high 
pitched with fear, blurts out;  "Yes Colonel Fawcett. 
Please. Carry on. Carry on."  Daddy…rises up...Calmly. 
 
FAWCETT 
I should like to congratulate Sir Henry… 
 
BRIAN 
A gasp of amazement from the audience. 
 
FAWCETT 
For making a journey through the most mystifying and 
awesome place on earth……. sound like a stroll through 
Kew Gardens. 
 
Echoing sound effect: Roars of laughter, cheering. Hinks' voice:"Order 
Order! 
 
FAWCETT 
You descended just two rivers… 
 
 
BRIAN AS HECKLER'S VOICE 
Sticking frantically close to the banks, just for safety! 
 
Laughter. 
 
FAWCETT 
You next boldly followed the line of the transcontinental 
telegraph poles! 
 
More laughter. 
 
…And yet you come here claiming to have knowledge 
of a million square miles of unexplored jungle on either 
side of your route…... HOW? 
 
Roar of the pandemonium breaking out and the rhythmic roars from the 
gallery of "How? How? How? Answer! Answer! Answer!" 
 
BRIAN 
A hundred accusing fingers point at Savage Landor, the 
representative of stifling convention. The   


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stablishments' agent for normalizing reality. But the 
villain strikes right back snarling. 
 
BRIAN AS SAVAGE LANDOR 
Show me one iota of evidence for your crackpot 
theories! 
 
BRIAN 
A deathly hush. Daddy slowly takes something out of 
his pocket. A small statuette. 
 
FAWCETT 
As Sir Henry displays such a mastery of his subject, 
would he do us the honour of identifying this? 
 
BRIAN AS SAVAGE LANDOR 
From Mesopotamia? 
 
Audience roar of "NO!"… 
 
BRIAN AS SAVAGE LANDOR 
From Antioch? 
 
Heckler; "Not on your Nellie!!" Laughter. 
 
 
BRIAN  
Savage Landor starts to sweat.  
 
BRIAN AS SAVAGE LANDOR 
From……..BRAZIL? 
 
 
The audience howl "YEAH!!!!!!   FAWCETT nods to the cheers and 
applause. 
 
BRIAN 
That public yearned for the words that next came from 
Daddy, the champion of free thought! 
 
FAWCETT 
I know those ancient cities exist. I shall go "in there." I 
shall go without the backing of this society. Rogue 


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