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Episode 6

Episode 6 of 10

After divorcing his fifth wife, Professor Michael Beard has a new girlfriend, Melissa, but she is behaving differently towards him. Then he receives some unwelcome news.

Hugh Bonneville reads from Ian McEwan's new novel.

After divorcing his fifth wife, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Michael Beard has a new girlfriend, Melissa, but she is behaving differently towards him. Then he receives some unwelcome news.

Abridged by Barry Johnston.

A Heavy Entertainment production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.

15 minutes

Last on

Mon 22 Mar 2010 22:45

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  • Mon 22 Mar 2010 22:45

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