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Step Right Up

By Ian Rankin. A boy taken under a market trader's wing wonders why he is known as Saviour. Stories inspired by the music of Tom Waits. Read by Dominic Cooper.

'Step Right Up' is the next in the series of stories inspired by the distinctive world created by the legendary musician Tom Waits - a sleazy world peopled by down-at-heel characters on the edge of society, outcasts and deadbeats, hobos and grifters. Huge Waits fan and acclaimed Scottish author Ian Rankin has written a powerful tale, packed with intrigue and menace, set in a London market. A young Jack-the-Lad finds himself taken under the wing of a London market trader, known locally as Saviour. Soon he begins to wonder how his mentor got his name.

Reader: Dominic Cooper.

Produced by Justine Willett.

15 minutes

Last on

Sat 15 Feb 2014 04:00

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