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Episode 4
Episode 4 of 5
Sam Dale reads an adaptation of the diary kept by Chris Mullin during his time as a minister in the New Labour government.
It is January 2004 and travelling the baking plains of Africa seems far away from Sunderland.
Last on
Fri 20 Mar 200900:30
BBC Radio 4
Broadcasts
- Thu 19 Mar 200909:45BBC Radio 4 FM
- Fri 20 Mar 200900:30BBC Radio 4
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