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A family visit to the seaside is described by a young boy.

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Afternoon Play

Radio dramas which delight and surprise

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on BBC iPlayer (5)
coming up (5)
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by series (33)
by year (583)

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    Incident at Boulonvilliers

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    Available since Friday with 6 days left.

    By Dave Sheasby. Three WWII veterans return to Normandy on a coach trip.

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    1. The Understanding

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      Available since Friday with 5 days left.

      By PG Morgan. A young woman enters hospital urgently to have her baby by Caesarian section

    2. The Night They Tried to Kidnap the Prime Minister

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      Available since Wednesday with 4 days left.

      Martin Jameson's fictionalised account of the 1964 kidnap attempt on Sir Alec Douglas-Home

    3. McLevy - Series 5 To Keep Him Honest

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      Available since Tuesday with 3 days left.

      1/4. Champion boxer Toff Richmond takes on a local challenger.

    4. Be My Baby

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      Available since Monday with 2 days left.

      Amanda Whittington's drama-documentary about adoption.

Coming up

Tomorrow, 14:15 on Radio 4 FM

By Richard Hurford. A boy and the young Queen Victoria go on an adventure.

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