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Episode 6 of 10
Dowell discovers that, rather than dying of a heart condition, his wife had actually poisoned herself. Read by Toby Stephens.
John Dowell discovers that, rather than dying of a heart condition, his wife had actually poisoned herself.
Set in early 20th-century Europe, Ford Madox Ford's classic tale of passion and deceit abridged in ten parts by Lu Kemp.
Read by Toby Stephens.
Producer: Kirsty Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
Last on
Tue 25 Jun 201902:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Broadcasts
Mon 21 Apr 200822:45BBC Radio 4- Mon 24 Jun 201914:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 25 Jun 201902:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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