The Weapon

by Jonathan Myerson, Zubin Varla (Narrator), Joseph Balderrama (Narrator)

After the October 1973 Arab-Israeli war, OPEC used an oil embargo to punish the US and Europe for its support for Israel. By early 1974, the embargo had plunged the world into an economic crisis. Then on 21st December 1975, Venezuelan Marxist pin-up Carlos the Jackal storms the OPEC HQ in Vienna. He takes 96 hostages, including 11 oil ministers from OPEC countries. This is the story of the siege.

Zubin Varla and Joseph Balderrama star in Jonathan Myerson's thriller - a tense dramatization of the real-life OPEC siege. One of a season of dramas exploring the history of oil - and the price we've paid for it.

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Published August 11, 2019

About the author

Jonathan Myerson is an author, playwright, and screenwriter, writing principally for television and radio with his writing partner Julie Myerson. Until 2018 he was Director of the MA in Creative Writing at City University, London.

Meyerson has written for film, stage, TV, radio and animation. His first play was commissioned by the Oxford Playhouse Company, and he has since written stage plays for the fringe, rep and the National Theatre. As a screenwriter, he wrote the films "Mallory" and "The Taming of the Shrew." He has also written episodes for TV series such as "The Bill," "Eastenders," and "Holby City."

Myerson is a frequent contributor to The Guardian, where he also wrote a column about his experiences as a Labour Councillor in Lambeth. His first novel, "Noise," was published in 1998. His second novel, "Your Father," was published in 2000.