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Afternoon Reading: Backwards and in High Heels

Afternoon Reading: Backwards and in High Heels: Episode 3: Sharing the Joke

Sharing the Joke

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Episode 3: Sharing the Joke

Backwards and in High Heels

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By Reginald Hill. A chief constable looks back on her career at her retirement dinner.

By Reginald Hill. A chief constable remembers her big break as she looks back over her career at her retirement dinner. Read by Wendy Seager.

Stories of women quietly outperforming the men in their lives. Commissioned to mark 100 years since the birth of Ginger Rogers, who famously did everything that Fred Astaire did - only backwards and in high heels.

'Sharing the Joke' by Reginald Hill. A chief constable remembers her big break as she looks back over her career at her retirement dinner. Read by Wendy Seager.

Acclaimed novelist and CWA Diamond Dagger winner Reginald Hill is the author of series including the 'Dalziel and Pascoe' novels.

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Stories of women quietly outperforming the men in their lives

Stories of women quietly outperforming the men in their lives. Marking 100 years since the birth of Ginger Rogers, who famously did everything that Fred Astaire did - only backwards and in high heels

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