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5. The Past
Episode 5 of 10
Nick discovers the reason behind Gatsby's parties - his need to be reunited with someone from his past. Read by Sam Robards.
Nick discovers the reason behind Gatsby's parties - his need to be reunited with someone from his past.
It's the Jazz Age in roaring 1920s America. Nick Carraway has moved to the East Coast, next door to the mysterious playboy, Jay Gatsby.
F Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel about aspiration in boom-time America.
Abridged by Neville Teller.
Read by Sam Robards.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1996.
Last on
Sat 12 Apr 202503:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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