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A Dreadful Night by Anton Chekhov

Returning Home from a seance one Chistmas Eve, Ivan Spektroff is horrified by what he finds waiting for him in his room.

Alec McCowen reads Anton Chekhov's atmospheric short story.

Producer: Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in January 1990.

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15 minutes

Last on

Mon 22 Dec 202500:45
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