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Book at Bedtime

The Restoration of Otto Laird

Episode 9

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Sitting on a bench outside the hospital in Queens Square, Otto relives the last months of Cynthia's illness. Show more

Book at Bedtime

The Restoration of Otto Laird

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Seventy-nine-year-old Otto gets an invitation to go to London to make a TV documentary about Marlowe House. But will he decide to go? Show more

Book at Bedtime

The Restoration of Otto Laird

Episode 10

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

With Otto unconscious, his wife Annika and his son Daniel meet at his hospital bedside. Show more

Book at Bedtime

The Restoration of Otto Laird

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Otto's mood darkens after he reads a disturbing article in the Architectural Review. Show more

Book at Bedtime

The Restoration of Otto Laird

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Otto flies from Geneva to London to start work on the TV documentary, only to become haunted by his past. Show more

Book at Bedtime

The Restoration of Otto Laird

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

With no filming to do until the afternoon, Otto goes for a walk in Fitzrovia and revisits the scenes of former triumphs. Show more

Book at Bedtime

The Restoration of Otto Laird

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

During filming, Otto recalls how the design for Marlowe House was achieved, and in particular the inspiration of his first wife, Cynthia. Show more

Book at Bedtime

The Restoration of Otto Laird

Episode 6

Duration: 15 minutes

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

With the cameras rolling, Otto listens as some residents talk about their lives in Marlowe House. Show more

Book at Bedtime

The Restoration of Otto Laird

Episode 7

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Sparked off by a resident of Marlowe House, Otto reassesses his troubled relationship with his son Daniel. Show more

Book at Bedtime

The Restoration of Otto Laird

Episode 8

Duration: 15 minutes

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

On the last day of filming, Otto remembers the later years of his marriage to Cynthia. Show more