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The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen

Episode 4 of 4

Mrs Drover returns to her old London house after the Blitz to find a letter waiting. Stars Maggie Steed and Jenny Howe.

Mrs Drover nervously returns to her old London house in the Blitz to discover a letter on the hall table - a reminder of a special rendezvous she can't fully recollect.

A series of ghostly stories by women dramatised by Christopher Hawes.

An eerie tale by Elizabeth Bowen.

Elizabeth Bowen................Maggie Steed
Mrs Drover...........................Jenny Howe
The Soldier...........................Jonathan Keeble
Father.....................................Stephen Thorne
Mother..................................Shirley Dixon
Mr Drover.............................Christopher Scott

Producer: Marion Nancarrow

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1997.

30 minutes

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Mon 5 Dec 202200:30
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