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EF Benson - The Terror by Night

Inexplicable moods and smells mar a friendly reunion. What can it mean? From the author of Mapp and Lucia. Read by Brian Gear.

"Fear lay like a black cloak over my mind; I did not know what I dreaded... but it was something that was very near."

Inexplicable moods and smells mar a friendly reunion. What can it mean?

Written by the author of Mapp and Lucia, EF Benson.

Read by Brian Gear.

Produced at BBC Bristol by Viv Beeby.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.

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15 minutes

Last on

Sun 12 Mar 202316:45
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Broadcasts

  • Sun 18 Jan 201518:45
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  • Mon 19 Jan 201500:45
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  • Sun 18 Jun 201718:45
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  • Mon 19 Jun 201700:45
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  • Sat 11 May 201918:45
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  • Sun 12 May 201900:45
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  • Sun 12 Mar 202300:45
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  • Sun 12 Mar 202316:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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