Absolute Beginners

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Joel MacCormack

Sara Davies

Colin MacInnes

Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes: 2. Brewing

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2. Brewing

Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes, 2. Brewing

Mr Cool reports trouble brewing on London's streets.

Mr Cool reports trouble brewing on London streets and there’s news of a party at Dido Lament's. Read by Joel MacCormack.

Mr Cool reports trouble brewing on the streets.

The Fabulous Hoplite brings news of a party at Dido Lament's and Suzette won't be persuaded out of her impending marriage.

London, 1958, and Colin MacInnes' teenage narrator and his young friends are making the city their own, from down-at-heel Notting Hill to the smoky jazz clubs of Soho and the fashion boutiques of Mayfair. 

Cult classic read by Joel MacCormack.

Abridged and produced by Sara Davies.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.

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