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For the Conveyance of Oysters

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

by Peter Barnes adapted from Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov by Maxim Gorky
Chekhov was a lifelong enemy of banality. But the outcome of his struggle was determined by longevity - and the Russian railway.
Read by David Suchet
(David Suchet is an Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company)

Contributors

Writer:
Peter Barnes
Adapted from a book by:
Maxim Gorky
Reader:
David Suchet
Producer:
Margaret Windham
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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