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Book at Beachtime: Jennie Rooney - Red Joan: Episode 4

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Jennie Rooney - Red Joan

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Book at Beachtime, Jennie Rooney - Red Joan, Episode 4

Joan Stanley has a secret in Jennie Rooney's intense new spy thriller.

Joan's secret past unravels as she recalls Cold War activities and a devastating loss. Read by Olivia Hallinan and Eleanor Bron.

MI5 are getting closer to the truth about Joan's hidden past. 

Her moral convictions and her clandestine Cold-War actitivities are recalled along with a devastating loss which in turn leads to a new and crushing revelation. 

Read by Olivia Hallinan and Eleanor Bron.

Jennie Rooney's spy thriller abridged by Alison Joseph.

Producer:  Elizabeth Allard.

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in 2013.

Book at Beachtime: Jennie Rooney - Red Joan

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A knock at the door threatens Joan Stanley's 50-year-old secret.

A knock at the door threatens Joan Stanley's 50-year-old secret. Eleanor Bron and Olivia Hallinan read Jennie Rooney's thriller.

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