Wolverine Blues

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Wolverine Blues: Episode 2

Episode 2

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Max’s horizons are about to be expanded, thanks to schoolfriend Tommy.

The new boy challenges Max to expand his horizons in the second part of our new commission from Graeme Macrae Burnet. Read by Alasdair Hankinson and Robin Laing.

Wolverine Blues, or a Case of Defiance Neurosis

A new fiction from Graeme Macrae Burnet, inspired by the case study "Defiance Neurosis of a Seventeen-Year-Old High School Student" by Alphonse Maeder.

In 1950s Switzerland, the new boy at school lays down a challenge for Max. But is the talented musician ready to expand his horizons?  

Read by Alasdair Hankinson and Robin Laing
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

Graeme Macrae Burnet lives in Glasgow and is the author of novels including 'The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau' and the Man Booker shortlisted 'His Bloody Project'. His new novel, 'Case Study', is published in October and follows the investigation of a young woman who believes a charismatic psychotherapist is implicated in her sister's death.

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A schoolboy's passion for music sets him on a collision course with his father.

In a special commission from Graeme Macrae Burnet, a schoolboy's passion for music sets him on a collision course with his father. Read by Alasdair Hankinson and Robin Laing.

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