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Scottish Shorts: Series 12

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The Last Cup

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By Merryn Glover. A kindly old fisherman and his minister find a sliver of common ground.

By Merryn Glover. A kindly old fisherman and his stern minister find a sliver of common ground over tea from a chipped china cup. Read by Matthew Zajac.

Set on a windswept Western Isle, a kindly old fisherman and his stern minister find a poignant sliver of common ground over tea from a chipped china cup.
 Read by Matthew Zajac.
 Written by Merryn Glover.
Producer: Patricia Hitchcock
 
'Scottish Shorts' showcases the best new writing from Scotland.  Merryn Glover is a playwright and author of short stories and received a Scottish Arts Council bursary.  She has written plays for BBC Radio Scotland.

Shorts: Series 12

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