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  3. Book at Bedtime
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  5. Available now on BBC iPlayer

Book at Bedtime episodes available now on BBC iPlayer

(5 programmes)

  1. Riceyman Steps Episode 5

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    Available since yesterday with 7 days left.

    5/10. Mr Earlforward's drive for economy is revealed as a corrosive desire.

  2. Riceyman Steps Episode 4

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    Available since Thursday with 6 days left.

    4/10. Romance is in the air, but Henry Earlforward believes practicalities must take precedence.

  3. Riceyman Steps Episode 3

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    Available since Wednesday with 5 days left.

    3/10. Elsie's sweetheart Joe, newly returned from the war, is unable to control his feelings.

  4. Riceyman Steps Episode 2

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    Available since Wednesday with 4 days left.

    2/10. Henry Earlforward learns that his new neighbour shares his passion for thrift.

  5. Riceyman Steps Episode 1

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    Available since Monday with 3 days left.

    1/10. On Riceyman Steps, a secondhand bookseller contemplates a change to his circumstances.

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