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Afternoon Reading

Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers

Programmes:
on BBC iPlayer (3)
coming up (6)
Previous programmes:
by series (119)
by year (514)

Available now on BBC iPlayer

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    An Important Passenger The Plymouth Express

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    Available since yesterday with 7 days left.

    2/3. By Agatha Christie. Hercule Poirot investigates when a woman is murdered on a train.

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    1. An Important Passenger Miss Pearman Takes the Train

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      Available since Tuesday with 6 days left.

      1/3. By Christobel Kent. A spinster observes her fellow passengers on a journey to Paris.

    2. Sputnik Doors

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      Available since Sunday with 4 days left.

      1/5. By Andrew Smith. Ron Paget's automated garage door has gone berserk.

Coming up

Today, 15:30 on Radio 4 FM

An Important Passenger Death By Elocution

3/3. By Malcolm Pryce. A strangely familiar collection of characters take a train journey.

5 more programmes coming up in the next 7 days (including repeats).

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