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Series 13

Episode 1: Writing in Chalk

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 26^th Jul 2011, 15:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 29^th Jun 2015, 03:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

By Helen Barton. 4 Extra Debut. Emerging short story writers' radio debut. Helen Barton on finding the right words when it matters. Read by Claire Skinner. Show more

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Series 13

Episode 2: Ladies of the Soil

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 27^th Jul 2011, 15:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 6^th Jul 2015, 03:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Writer Gill Blow's radio debut is a meditative tale about unspoken tensions between a husband and wife. Read by Philip Jackson. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Philip Jackson
Producer:: Gemma Jenkins
Writer:: Gill Blow

Genres

Drama

Formats

Audiobooks

Brand

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Series

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Source: BBC Online

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Series 13

Episode 3: The Marzipan Husband

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 28^th Jul 2011, 15:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 13^th Jul 2015, 03:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

By Sarah Dunnakey. A wife discovers that her husband appears to be turning into marzipan. A charming fable about letting go, read by Melanie Kilburn. Show more