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Afternoon Reading: A Glimpse of Stocking

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Afternoon Reading: A Glimpse of Stocking: Episode 2: The Hostess With the Mostest

A Glimpse of Stocking

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Episode 2: The Hostess With the Mostest

The Hostess With the Mostest

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By Laura Marney. Bus hostess Jill strives to win the monthly customer satisfaction bonus.

By Laura Marney. If bus hostess Jill is to afford a summer holiday, she has to win the monthly customer satisfaction bonus. Read by Gayanne Potter.

A short story in celebration of 'something shocking' - the nylon stocking. 

If bus hostess Jill is to afford a summer holiday, she's got to win the monthly customer satisfaction bonus. All that stands in her way are some curling sandwiches, a top-loading video cassette player and a pair of American Tan tights. Well, it is 1984...

Written by Laura Marney and read by Gayanne Potter.

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Series of stories celebrating 70 years of nylon stockings

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