Two children, two pets, one stranger. Then a small domestic disaster. Alistair McGowan reads a tale from the Russian master.

She insists on showing him her terrible work. He takes drastic action. Alistair McGowan reads a tale from the Russian master.

The landlord shows one of his properties, but the memories are traumatic. Alistair McGowan reads the Russian master's tale.

An old academic and a young boy. It's a topsy-turvy friendship, but it endures. Alistair McGowan reads the Russian master's tale.

Or to put it another way, what has the husband been up to in Moscow? Alistair McGowan reads Constance Garnett's translation. From January 1998.