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Serialised book readings, featuring works from various genres

Serialised book readings, featuring works of non-fiction, biography, autobiography, travel, diaries, essays, humour and history

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Nina Stibbe

Book of the Week: Love, Nina: Despatches From Family Life: Episode 1: Being a Nanny Is Great

Love, Nina: Despatches From Family Life

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Episode 1: Being a Nanny Is Great

Being a Nanny Is Great

BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week, Love, Nina: Despatches From Family Life, Being a Nanny Is Great

Nina is faced with the problem of an eight-foot Christmas tree, too big for the house.

Nannying triumphs, problems with a giant Christmas tree and a playwright has tea. Letters from 1980s literary London read by Rebekah Staton.

Mary Poppins meets Adrian Mole in Nina Stibbe's letters from the heart of 1980s literary London.

Nina writes hilarious letters home to her sister Vic in Leicester describing her trials and triumphs as a nanny to a London family. Fascinating insights into their domestic life emerge including illuminating suppertime chats about life, love and food, regular visits from the playwright up the road who's surprisingly good at fixing things and in episode one, Nina is faced with the problem of an 8 ft Christmas tree too big for the house.

Read by Rebekah Staton
Abridged by Penny Leicester
Produced by Gemma Jenkins.

Book of the Week: Love, Nina: Despatches From Family Life

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Nina Stibbe's letters from the heart of 1980s literary London. Read by Rebekah Staton

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