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Alan Howard Reads
Summary : The popular veteran actor reads specially commissioned short stories. 1/5. On Dover Beach, by Tom Stoppard. Matthew Arnold engages in animated debate with himself about his poem.
Details : The popular veteran actor reads specially commissioned short stories. 1/5. On Dover Beach, by Tom Stoppard. Matthew Arnold engages in animated debate with himself about his poem.The popular veteran actor reads specially commissioned short stories.
1/5. On Dover Beach
By Tom Stoppard.
Matthew Arnold engages in animated internal debate with himself about his poem On Dover Beach and its place in history.
Starts 2007-10-15 14:30:00, Ends 2007-10-15 14:45:00 and is on for 15 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
Alan Howard Reads
Summary : The popular veteran actor reads specially commissioned short stories. 2/5. Marriage Lines, by Julian Barnes. A return visit to the island of Barra evokes memories of decades past.
Details : The popular veteran actor reads specially commissioned short stories. 2/5. Marriage Lines, by Julian Barnes. A return visit to the island of Barra evokes memories of decades past.The popular veteran actor reads specially commissioned short stories.
2/5. Marriage Lines
By Julian Barnes.
A return visit to the island of Barra brings back memories of decades past, holidays and young love.
Starts 2007-10-16 14:30:00, Ends 2007-10-16 14:45:00 and is on for 15 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
Alan Howard Reads
Summary : The popular veteran actor reads specially commissioned short stories. 3/5: The Tipping Point, by Helen Simpson. An academic reflects on the painful conclusion to a love affair.
Details : The popular veteran actor reads specially commissioned short stories. 3/5: The Tipping Point, by Helen Simpson. An academic reflects on the painful conclusion to a love affair.The popular veteran actor reads specially commissioned short stories.
3/5. The Tipping Point
By Helen Simpson.
A car journey and a CD of Schubert Lieder offer an English academic the opportunity to reflect on the painful conclusion to a love affair with a German environmentalist.
Starts 2007-10-17 14:30:00, Ends 2007-10-17 14:45:00 and is on for 15 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
Alan Howard Reads
Summary : The popular veteran actor reads specially commissioned short stories. 4/5: The Family Friend, by Marina Warner. In Egypt in 1901, some English army officers indulge in fox-hunting.
Details : The popular veteran actor reads specially commissioned short stories. 4/5: The Family Friend, by Marina Warner. In Egypt in 1901, some English army officers indulge in fox-hunting.The popular veteran actor reads specially commissioned short stories.
4/5. The Family Friend
By Marina Warner.
In Egypt in 1901, some bored English army officers indulge in a spot of fox-hunting. A fracas in the desert results.
The story is based on an actual event.
Starts 2007-10-18 14:30:00, Ends 2007-10-18 14:45:00 and is on for 15 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
Alan Howard Reads
Summary : The popular veteran actor reads specially commissioned short stories. 5/5: The Sentence, by Nina Raine. A judge looks back on his childhood and a story that he told his children.
Details : The popular veteran actor reads specially commissioned short stories. 5/5: The Sentence, by Nina Raine. A judge looks back on his childhood and a story that he told his children.The popular veteran actor reads specially commissioned short stories.
5/5. The Sentence
By Nina Raine.
A judge looks back on his childhood and the story that he used to tell his own children of the time he ran away from school.
Starts 2007-10-19 14:30:00, Ends 2007-10-19 14:45:00 and is on for 15 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
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