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Serialised book readings, featuring works of non-fiction, biography, autobiography, travel, diaries, essays, humour and history

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Book of the Week: Brian Thompson - Clever Girl: A Sentimental Education

Book of the Week: Brian Thompson - Clever Girl: A Sentimental Education: Episode 4: Higher Education

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Brian Thompson - Clever Girl: A Sentimental Education

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Brian applies for a Cambridge scholarship and embarks on a romance in Waltham Cross.

Back from Kenya, Brian applies for a Cambridge scholarship and embarks on a romance in Waltham Cross. Read by David Troughton.

Clever Girl: A Sentimental Education

Brian Thompson's memoirs of growing up in the 50s, abridged by Doreen Estall and read by David Troughton.

4/5. Higher Education

Brian returns from National Service in Kenya to attempt scholarship in Cambridge and romance in Waltham Cross.

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Brian Thompson's memoirs of growing up in the 50s, read by David Troughton

Brian Thompson's memoirs of growing up in the 50s, abridged by Doreen Estall and read by David Troughton

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