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Serialised book readings, featuring works from various genres

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Book of the Week: The Train in the Night: A Story of Music and Loss

Book of the Week: The Train in the Night: A Story of Music and Loss: Episode 3

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The Train in the Night: A Story of Music and Loss

Episode 3

BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week, The Train in the Night: A Story of Music and Loss, Episode 3

Nick has a new treatment for his hearing loss.

Nick Coleman's struggle to overcome being unable to hear music, as he explains a new treatment for his hearing loss. Read by Sean Foley.

The story of Nick Coleman's struggle to overcome suddenly losing music from his life, and to adjust to a new way of perceiving the world. Today, an unpleasant treatment for hearing loss, and how music defines who we are, are among the themes taken up.

Reader: Sean Foley, actor and comedian, is currently directing the West End production of The Ladykillers.

Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Nick Coleman's account of how he struggled to overcome losing his hearing in one ear

Nick Coleman's account of how he struggled to overcome losing his hearing in one ear, and how he reinvented his relationship to music, his great passion in life

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