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By Ben Pedroche. In a job he hates, Pan Wong can’t wait for lunchtime. Read by Thom Tuck.

With no one to talk to and working in a job that he hates, Pan Wong just cannot wait for lunchtime. Read by Thom Tuck.

Season 8 of the showcase for previously un-broadcast writers
 
With no one to talk to and in a job that he hates, Pan Wong can’t wait for lunchtime.

Thom Tuck reads Ben Pedroche's short story.
 
Ben Pedroche writes fiction, and also blogs about his two passions - London and hip-hop music. He has published books related to London history, and lives south of the river with his wife and daughter.
 
Producer: Jeremy Osborne

A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in January 2016.

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