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Treats, by Natalie Smith

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4 Extra debut. As a daughter leaves her childhood home, she receives a letter that makes her re-evaluate her past. Read by Christine Bottomley. From June 2014.

Writing Lives is a series of short stories by writers new to Radio 4 and based on personal experience.

In 'Treats' by Natalie Smith, a 21 year old woman is leaving home in Manchester for a new job in Southampton in the early Eighties. As the bus moves out of the city, she opens a letter that makes her re-evaluate her past.

Natalie Smith is a South-West based playwright and short story writer. This is her first commission for BBC Radio 4.

Read by Christine Bottomley

Producer: Paul Dodgson
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.

14 minutes

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Sat 13 Aug 202221:45
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Credits

ReaderChristine Bottomley
ProducerPaul Dodgson
WriterNatalie Smith

Broadcasts

  • Sun 15 Jun 201419:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 4 Jan 201811:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 4 Jan 201821:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 13 Aug 202221:45
    BBC Radio 4