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The world of wireless, from wedding tales on Virgin to honour killings on Asian Network.

4 Extra Debut. John Osborne's world of wireless, from wedding tales on Virgin to honour killings on the Asian Network. Read by Lee Ingleby.

Lee Ingleby reads from John Osborne's exploration of the radio stations of Britain. 

Partly to relieve the boredom of a series of temping jobs, and partly to feed his curiosity about our national airwaves, John decides to listen to a different radio station everyday. His first tuning stops include Virgin Radio and the BBC Asian Network.

A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.

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Lee Ingleby reads from John Osborne's exploration of the radio stations of Britain

Lee Ingleby reads from John Osborne's exploration of the radio stations of Britain. He listens to a different one each day and experiences the uplifting, the informative and the downright bizarre

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