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Pork Cooked with Prunes in Vouvray by Tessa Hadley

Short WorksSeries 1

4 Extra Debut. A 1970s dinner party leads Alison to reflect on the truths obscured by glamour and privilege. Read by Kate O'Flynn.

It's 1974 and Alison is studying for her A Levels. To make a bit of money she cooks for friends of her mother when they have dinner parties.

This is how she meets Mia who is glamorous and beautiful - just the sort of woman Alison thinks she'd like to become.

But it isn't long before she discovers that Mia's life is really quite superficial and that beneath the façade lurks unhappiness.

Reader: Kate O'Flynn

Producer: Elizabeth Allard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2017.

15 minutes

On radio

Thu 22 Jan 202615:45
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

WriterTessa Hadley
ReaderKate O'Flynn
ProducerElizabeth Allard

Broadcasts

  • Fri 14 Apr 201715:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 16 Apr 201700:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 22 Jan 202615:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 22 Jan 202621:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 23 Jan 202605:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra