Episode 4
Dora celebrates her 18th birthday but Mo is a far from being a dutiful mother. Read by Sam Barnett and Dawn French.
Dawn French's debut novel, A Tiny Bit Marvellous, is told from three very different perspectives. Yet each is a member of the Battle family - perfectly average, perfectly dysfunctional.
Oscar confides in Nana Pamela, Dora celebrates her 18th birthday but Mo is a far from dutiful mother, on account of a date with Noel.
Read by:
Dawn French
Lenny Henry
Sam Barnett and
Beattie Edmondson
Producer: David Roper
A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.
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