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5. Involvement

Episode 5 of 10

Social unrest and Falklands fallout take a back seat when Charlie learns about Miranda and Peter Gorringe. Read by Anton Lesser.

Charlie and Miranda are pondering the problem of Peter Gorringe. Adam their synthetic human companion is churning out poems.

And one evening at a birthday dinner, the couple see an illustrious figure they decide to approach.

Ian McEwan's novel reimagines life and times in the 1980s.

Read by Anton Lesser

Abridged by Penny Leicester

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2019.

14 minutes

Last on

Sat 7 Jan 202303:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Fri 3 May 201912:04
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 3 May 201922:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 6 Jan 202307:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 6 Jan 202312:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 6 Jan 202317:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 7 Jan 202303:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra