11:00Thomas Hardy Short StoriesEpisode 1: Absent-Mindedness in a Parish ChoirBBC Radio 4 Extra Duration: 15 minutes Mon 26th Jan 2015, 11:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAs a stranger returns, Hardy's inimitable Wessex characters recount village tales of Longpuddle life. Read by Richard Mitchley.GenresDramaDramaClassic & PeriodSeriesThomas Hardy Short Stories Source: BBC Online