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By Christopher Matthew. John Small was at school with Tim Slingsby. Or was he?

By Christopher Matthew. Surely John Small and Tim Slingsby were not at school together? Well, perhaps they were. An Old Boys' dinner may provide the answer. Read by Martin Jarvis.

Martin Jarvis reads Christopher Matthew's specially written story of old school rivalry. Why should John Small pretend he was at school with Tim Slingsby? And why are Slingsby and Tony Fobbing so keen that Small should attend the Old Melburian's Dinner? Are there old scores to settle? And who, actually, will be settling them? 

Christopher Matthew's witty take on what could happen when so-called old school friends meet in later life. Can we ever leave our schooldays totally behind? There's a possible answer in the story's surprising climax. 


Producer: : Rosalind Ayres
A Jarvis and Ayres Production for BBC Radio 4.

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