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Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

Afternoon Reading

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Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers

Afternoon Reading: Alan Howard Reads

Afternoon Reading: Alan Howard Reads: Episode 3: The Tipping Point

Drama: Relationships & Romance

Alan Howard Reads

Episode 3

Episode 3: The Tipping Point

The Tipping Point

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By Helen Simpson. An English academic reflects on the painful conclusion to a love affair.

By Helen Simpson. A car journey and a CD of Schubert Lieder allow an English academic to reflect on the painful conclusion to a love affair.

The popular veteran actor reads specially commissioned short stories.

A car journey and a CD of Schubert Lieder offer an English academic the opportunity to reflect on the painful conclusion to a love affair with a German environmentalist.

By Helen Simpson.

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Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

The popular veteran actor reads a series of specially commissioned short stories

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