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Christmas Short Stories

Good President Wenceslas

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

A poignant story by Alexander McCall Smith, read by William Gaminara. A political leader is moved by the sight of a poor man searching for food in a train station rubbish bin. Show more

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