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Book at Bedtime: The Charioteer

Anton Lesser

Clive Brill

Eileen Horne

Mary Renault

Book at Bedtime: The Charioteer: Episode 10

The Charioteer

Episode 10

BBC Radio 4 - Book at Bedtime, The Charioteer, Episode 10

Laurie pursues Andrew to London, furious with Ralph for betraying him.

Laurie pursues Andrew to London, furious with Ralph for betraying him and unable to accept that things are over with Andrew - only to discover a potentially fatal misunderstanding.

By Mary Renault

After an injury at Dunkirk, Laurie Odell is sent to a veterans' hospital to convalesce. There he befriends Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly. But when Ralph, a mentor from his school days, reappears in his life, Laurie is forced to choose between the sweet ideals of innocence and the distinct pleasures of experience.

Episode 10:
Laurie pursues Andrew to London, furious with Ralph for betraying him and unable to accept that things are over with Andrew - only to discover a potentially fatal misunderstanding.

Reader: Anton Lesser
Abridged by Eileen Horne

Produced by Clive Brill
A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.

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Mary Renault's moving postwar novel. Abridged by Eileen Horne. Read by Anton Lesser

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