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The Cat's Table

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Written by Michael Ondaatje.

The Cat's Table follows the course of a 21 day voyage from Colombo to Tilbury on a luxury passenger ship called the Oronsay.

On board the ship that is taking them all to London, our narrator - Michael, and his two new friends Ramadhin and Cassius, continue to explore the adult world around them.

Abridged by Jill Waters
Read by Sam Dastor

Produced by Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4. Show less

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