Writing Lives

Treats, by Natalie Smith

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 15^th Jun 2014, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 13^th Aug 2022, 21:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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4 Extra debut. As a daughter leaves her childhood home, she receives a letter that makes her re-evaluate her past. Read by Christine Bottomley. From June 2014. Show more

Writing Lives

Swimming Lessons

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 22^nd Jun 2014, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 20^th Aug 2022, 21:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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In a dacha beyond Moscow, an Englishwoman learns about life and love in the new Russia. Read by Jane Whittenshaw. From June 2014. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Jane Whittenshaw
Producer:: Paul Dodgson
Writer:: Victoria Field

Genres

Drama

Series

Writing Lives

Source: BBC Online

Writing Lives

Episode 3: Slum Songs in the Sun, by Jane Campion Hoye

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 29^th Jun 2014, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 8^th Jan 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. At a school in a slum in Kenya, a volunteer meets a girl who makes her confront an impossible dream. Read by Sally Orrock. From June 2014. Show more