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Richard's behaviour worsens, but Hilaire Belloc's Cautionary Tales gives him and his family some pleasure. Read by Dan Stevens.

Richard's behaviour becomes increasingly problematic, but his interest in Hilaire Belloc's Cautionary Tales gives him and his family an unexpected moment of pleasure.

William Fiennes' memoir of his magical childhood in a moated castle in which he grew up with his severely epileptic older brother, Richard.

Read by Dan Stevens.

Abridged in five episodes by Viv Beeby.

Producer: Elizabeth Allard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2009.

15 minutes

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