Last in a series of stories by Alexander McCall Smith, each set at Christmastime and featuring the giving of gifts.

William Gaminara reads this especially poignant tale, "Good President Wenceslas", in which the leader of an Eastern European country feels duty bound to help a poor man he sees searching for food in a train station rubbish bin.

(This is an extended version of a story that first appeared in The Scotsman newspaper three years ago.)

Reader: William Gaminara

Writer: Alexander McCall Smith

Producer: Kirsteen Cameron. Show less