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Last broadcast on Thu, 9 Feb 2012, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4.

Synopsis

A starkly minimalist flat drives a writer to the edge in Will Wiles' darkly comic tale.

'Thanks so much for this; you're a real friend for helping me out. I don't feel comfortable leaving the flat for so long, not with the cats... You'll like it, it's a nice flat.'

When an unnamed writer finds himself entrusted with looking after a disturbingly perfect minimalist apartment for his friend, Oskar, he looks forward to a chance to write, relax and recuperate. But all too soon, and inevitably, things begin to go wrong. The flat is owned by his old university friend, Oskar, an avant-garde composer, best known for his piece, 'Variations on Tram Timetables' , who turns out to be quite the perfectionist...

Today: another dead body to dispose of, this time not of the animal variety. But then an attempt to rescue the floors yields a disconcerting discovery...

Reader: Bertie Carvel
Abridger: Sally Marmion
Producer: Justine Willett.

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  1. Thu 9 Feb 2012
    22:45

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