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A Book at Bedtime

on BBC Radio 4 FM

The Rain Forest by OLIVIA MANNING abridged and read in 15 parts by Kate Coleridge (1)
To Al-Bustan in the Indian Ocean, last outpost of British colonialism, come Hugh and Kristy Foster with their delicate marriage and impaired bank balance. Hugh is to take up a minor government post and they are to stay at the Daisy Pension presided over by formidable old Mrs Gunner and her giant Nubian, Akbar.
Producer JOHN CARDY

Contributors

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Olivia Manning
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Kate Coleridge
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Kristy Foster
Producer:
John Cardy

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