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Book at Bedtime: Rebecca Hunt - Mr Chartwell

Book at Bedtime: Rebecca Hunt - Mr Chartwell: Episode 7

Mr Chartwell

Episode 7

Rebecca Hunt - Mr Chartwell

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Esther and Corkbowl are both preparing for the trip to Chartwell.

July 1964: Esther and Corkbowl prepare for the trip to Chartwell. Can Esther overcome her dread? Read by Miriam Margolyes.

Written by Rebecca Hunt

Saturday 25th July 1964: Esther and Corkbowl are both preparing for the trip to Chartwell. But Esther is dreading Sunday for other reasons. 

The reader is Miriam Margolyes.


Abridged and produced by Jill Waters
A Waters Company Production for BBC Radio 4.

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Miriam Margolyes reads from the novel by Rebecca Hunt

Set across five days in July 1964, we follow the intertwined lives of Sir Winston Churchill, Esther Hammerhans and the unwelcome visitor they share

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