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Episode 4
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Joan's secret past unravels as she recalls Cold War activities and a devastating loss. Read by Olivia Hallinan and Eleanor Bron.
MI5 are getting closer to the truth about Joan's hidden past.
Her moral convictions and her clandestine Cold-War actitivities are recalled along with a devastating loss which in turn leads to a new and crushing revelation.
Read by Olivia Hallinan and Eleanor Bron.
Jennie Rooney's spy thriller abridged by Alison Joseph.
Producer: Elizabeth Allard.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in 2013.
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Fri 19 Jul 201901:00
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- Thu 18 Jul 201314:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 18 Jul 201906:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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