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Afternoon Reading: Alan Howard Reads

Afternoon Reading: Alan Howard Reads: Episode 1: On Dover Beach

Alan Howard Reads

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Episode 1: On Dover Beach

On Dover Beach

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By Tom Stoppard. Matthew Arnold engages in animated internal debate with himself.

By Tom Stoppard: Matthew Arnold engages in animated internal debate with himself about his poem On Dover Beach and its place in history.

The popular veteran actor reads specially commissioned short stories.

Matthew Arnold engages in animated internal debate with himself about his poem On Dover Beach and its place in history.

By Tom Stoppard.

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

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