Playing With Fire

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Playing With Fire by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Arthur Conan Doyle - Playing With Fire

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Playing With Fire by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

A Frenchman joins a group of friends at a séance - and conducts a dangerous experiment.

One Sunday, a Frenchman joins a group of friends at a séance - and conducts a dangerous experiment. Read by Edward de Souza.

Regularly every Sunday, Markham and his friends hold a seance in Badderly Gardens. 

But one week, a Frenchman joins them - and conducts a dangerous experiment. 

First published in 1900, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tale - abridged by Doreen Estall 

Read by Edward De Souza

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930) is best known for his many detective stories about Sherlock Holmes.

Producer: Pat McLoughlin 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1989

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