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Moderate to Poor, Occasionally Good by Eley Williams

Short WorksSeries 1

4 Extra Debut. A continuity announcer veers drastically off course while reading The Shipping Forecast. Written and read by Eley Williams.

A continuity announcer veers drastically off course during a live broadcast of The Shipping Forecast.

Written and read by Eley Williams.

Sarah Perry - author of The Essex Serpent - says Eley's writing is:

"elegantly droll without the kind of hipster quirkiness that makes me want to hurl books at the wall."

Producer: Becky Ripley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2018.

15 minutes

Last on

Tue 9 Aug 202203:45
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

ReaderEley Williams
WriterEley Williams
ProducerBecky Ripley

Broadcasts

  • Fri 26 Jan 201815:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 28 Jan 201800:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 8 Aug 202210:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 8 Aug 202215:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 9 Aug 202203:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra