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Book of the Week: The Train in the Night: A Story of Music and Loss

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The Train in the Night: A Story of Music and Loss

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The soundtrack to Nick's first teenage crush is revisited.

Nick Coleman's struggle to adjust to hearing loss, as he recalls the soundtrack to his first teen crush. Read by Sean Foley.

Nick Coleman's account of struggling to overcome losing his ability to hear music and how he has reconsidered the complex relationship we all have with music. Today, the soundtrack to his first teenage crush is revisited.

Nick Coleman grew up in the Fens. He has written about music throughout his career as a journalist for titles including NME, Time Out, the Independent and Independent on Sunday, The Times and The Wire. 

Reader: Sean Foley, actor and comedian, is currently directing the West End production of The Ladykillers.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.

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Nick Coleman's account of how he struggled to overcome losing his hearing in one ear

Nick Coleman's account of how he struggled to overcome losing his hearing in one ear, and how he reinvented his relationship to music, his great passion in life

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