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A Tale of Two Cities

By Charles Dickens, dramatised by Mike Walker. Classic story set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution

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The Substance and the Shadow

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Broadcast Fri, 30 Dec 2011, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 but not available on BBC iPlayer.

5/5. Charles Darnay has been released. But his freedom is shortlived.

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    Two Promises

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    Available since Wed, 4 Jan 2012.

    3/5. In a Paris wine shop, information is exchanged about a courtship.

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Dickens on Radio 4

Find out more about Radio 4's celebration of the Dickens Bicentenary, part of the Dickens on the BBC season.

Dickens on Radio 4

Podcast - Dickens: A Tale of Two Cities

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