Episode 5
Dora fixes a secret date, but her dad finds out and stirs himself to action. Read by Lenny Henry 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.
Dora fixes a secret date on Facebook, but thanks to Oscar, Dad finds out and stirs himself to action. Mo plans to run away with Noel. Will the Battles ever be the same again?
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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