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Afternoon Reading

Sputnik

Episode 3: Drinking Vodka in the Afternoon

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

A selection of stories celebrating the Russian satellite which started the space race in 1957.

By Tania Hershman.

In an Irish village, Mary Margaret receives lessons from a mysterious Russian.

Read by Niamh Cusack.

A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. Show less

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