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Book of the Week

Alan Johnson - Please, Mr Postman

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Christmas, 1967: 17-year-old Alan Johnson dreams of pop stardom, but needs a steady job to fund his dreams. Read by the author. Show more

Book of the Week

Alan Johnson - Please, Mr Postman

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Aged 19, postman Alan Johnson is married to Judith and father to two, and about to become politicised. Read by the author. Show more

Book of the Week

Alan Johnson - Please, Mr Postman

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Postman Alan Johnson dreams of delivering mail to the Home Secretary’s country residence in Dorneywood, Read by the author. Show more

Book of the Week

Alan Johnson - Please, Mr Postman

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

In 1974 union activist Alan Johnson has joined the Labour Party, but with unlikely political inspiration. Read by the author. Show more

Book of the Week

Alan Johnson - Please, Mr Postman

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

By 1982 Alan Johnson's trade union career is in the ascendancy - but there are clouds on the horizon. Concluded by the author. Show more