| 00:00 | 00:006/6Harris is troubled by his bones. A real expert is needed. Who better than Doctor Munigant? 00:306/6Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga in a magical world rich with wizards and dragons.
| 00:007/13As Morgan's crew are pursued on the moon's dark side, they drift dangerously off course. 00:30Harriett Gilbert is joined by food blogger Jack Monroe and comic actor Doon MacKichan.
| 00:008/13Jet and his crew find themselves on a curiously familiar planet as visitors arrive. 00:30Actor Clarke Peters tells the stories of the songs behind the civil rights movement.
| 00:009/13Jet Morgan and his crew have returned to Earth, but it's not as they left it. 00:302/5Sir Alec Jeffreys speaks about his eureka moment when he discovered DNA fingerprinting.
| 00:30A special report from BBC News.
| 00:001/5Spinster sleuth Jane Marple's stay in London proves more eventful than planned. 00:302/5Miss Marple's old acquaintance is about to get a nasty shock.
| 00:00Lines from a Tennyson poem give Miss Marple a vital clue to a tragic murder.
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| 01:00 | 01:001/2It’s 1991. Adrian is 23 and still infatuated with, the now married, Pandora.
| 01:001/6Ecology journalist Andy faces a bizarre confrontation with what he hates most in the world 01:301/51914: British and German colonists attempt to bring war madness to East Africa
| 01:002/6Can ecology journalist Andy Smith escape the impact a big business take-over battle? 01:302/51914: war in Europe means British and German colonists must choose sides in East Africa
| 01:003/6Can ecology journalist Andy Smith discover who is smuggling uranium out of Britain? 01:303/5British and Germans forces struggle for control in East Africa leaving colonists exposed
| | 01:003/5The sleuth's morning paper brings alarming news - and a police investigation. 01:304/5Just as one mystery is cleared up, the spinster sleuth becomes involved in another.
| 01:30Turner Prize artist Jeremy Deller chooses The Beatles manager Brian Epstein.
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| 02:00 | 02:10The author and creator of Adrian Mole inherits Billie Holliday and passes on Ben E King. 02:205/6Frederica's love life lurches from one complication to another.
| 02:001/5David Goldblatt unravels the story of Brazil through its abiding passion for football. 02:151/5Betsy Balcombe was 13 when Napoleon Bonaparte came to live in her garden on St Helena. 02:30Poet Ian McMillan's pilgrimage to a fell pony race on a Lake District mountain
| 02:002/5David Goldblatt tells Brazil's history through its passion for football in the 1950s. 02:152/51815, St Helena: Napoleon moves into the Balcombe family's Pavilion. 02:30Debbie Wiseman delves into the world of the song lyricist
| 02:003/5David Goldblatt explores how football defines Brazill - dictatorship and democracy. 02:153/51815, St Helena: Betsy spends her time at Napoleon's side, to the irritation of others. 02:30Ali versus Fraser: John McDonald explores the complex story behind the great 1975 fight.
| | 02:005/5The police ask amateur sleuth Jane Marple to take part in a little experiment. 02:303/7Hilda organises a holiday for senior citizens and Mildred wants a nostalgic destination.
| 02:001/10Audrey educates the new squire into the ways of the Lord of the Manor. 02:302/7Man-mad Mildred's passions are aroused by the return of an old flame. Stars Thora Hird.
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| 03:00 | 03:30Charlie Connelly searches for the real WG Grace, a cricketer obscured by fame and myth.
| 03:00Who is Lulu? Writer Katie Hims goes in search of the fictional star.
| 03:001/2Elif Shafak's tale of two families bound by the same horrific past.
| 03:002/2Elif Shafak's tale of two Istanbulite families bound by the same horrific past.
| 03:30A special report from BBC News.
| 03:00Frankie Valli and others share their memories of the classic song. 03:30Author Miriam Darlington immerses herself in a world of owls.
| 03:00John McCarthy invites Michael Palin to celebrate his BBC radio years
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| 04:00 | 04:00Jo's romantic adventure in Africa is ruined by a terrible encounter. With Alex Jennings.
| 04:004/6With comedians Susan Calman, Greg Proops and Simon Evans and singer Louise Wener. 04:301/6Dave and Cathy leave the city for Drayton Warlock's pastoral idyll.
| 04:002/6Three students from Imperial College take on their professors in the upbeat quiz. 04:301/6Local newspaper hack Roy Hitchcock tries to win the heart of his former teacher.
| 04:005/6Literary quiz with Ian McMillan, Roger McGough, Mark Thomas, Miles Kington, Dillie Keane 04:306/6The rabbis are submerged in baby talk, while Melvin struggles with his conscience.
| | 04:40Imtiaz Dharker chooses Babu Samjho Ishare sung by Kishore Kumar and Heroes by David Bowie. 04:50Francois Chedid has been thinking about his will. And so have his children!
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| 05:00 | 05:00Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive. 05:304/6Milton goes under the sea to save the earth and stumbles across a mysterious Great Aunt.
| 05:001/6Back in England, Nick finds the mysterious Ronnie Hazelbeach in his late dad's house. 05:302/7Mark Steel visits Tring in Hertfordshire and performs for a local audience.
| 05:002/6Jeff borrows a van from Frank and ends up going too far. Stars Mark Benton. 05:303/6A cat moves in to the house, welcomed by everyone except Louisa. Stars Angus Deayton.
| 05:002/4Jake casts a sharp satirical ear over speech radio 05:301/2Radio 4 presents the cream of the Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees in this two part gala.
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| 06:00 | 06:001/6Ecology journalist Andy faces a bizarre confrontation with what he hates most in the world 06:301/51914: British and German colonists attempt to bring war madness to East Africa
| 06:002/6Can ecology journalist Andy Smith escape the impact a big business take-over battle? 06:302/51914: war in Europe means British and German colonists must choose sides in East Africa
| 06:003/6Can ecology journalist Andy Smith discover who is smuggling uranium out of Britain? 06:303/5British and Germans forces struggle for control in East Africa leaving colonists exposed
| 06:004/6As the takeover battle intensifies journalist Andy is in danger 06:304/5Gabriel Cobb and Temple Smith begin personal searches in East Africa.
| 06:30Radio 4 Extra joins Radio 4.
| 06:00Lines from a Tennyson poem give Miss Marple a vital clue to a tragic murder.
| 06:001/5Captain Hastings recalls his first case with Hercule Poirot, thanks to old pal John. 06:302/5Poirot begins his first investigation with Hastings, and proves a stickler for minutiae.
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| 07:00 | 07:001/6Back in England, Nick finds the mysterious Ronnie Hazelbeach in his late dad's house. 07:302/7Mark Steel visits Tring in Hertfordshire and performs for a local audience.
| 07:002/6Jeff borrows a van from Frank and ends up going too far. Stars Mark Benton. 07:303/6A cat moves in to the house, welcomed by everyone except Louisa. Stars Angus Deayton.
| 07:002/4Jake casts a sharp satirical ear over speech radio 07:301/2Radio 4 presents the cream of the Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees in this two part gala.
| 07:004/4The series' last show features a mysterious job in a reservoir and a quiz about trifle. 07:302/2Radio 4 presents the cream of the Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees in this two part gala.
| | 07:30Turner Prize artist Jeremy Deller chooses The Beatles manager Brian Epstein.
| 07:003/5The coroner's inquest raises awkward questions, and Inglethorpe incriminates himself. 07:304/5An arrest is made. A court case begins. Things go from bad to worse for John and Lawrence.
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| 08:00 | 08:008/20Kenneth Horne is all at sea, plus advice from homeopathic practitioners Julian and Sandy. 08:304/8Jim's plans to slim the Civil Service come home to roost.
| 08:0019/27Grytpype and Moriarty set out to steal the plans for a secret new weapon. 08:304/8'Outrageous fortune' deals a cruel blow to Mr Sims - and to an unsuspecting Mrs Patterson.
| 08:0010/14The Lad agrees to tempt Laurence Olivier to open the local Fete. 08:301/8A mystery body strains the Republic's spirit of glasnost at the British Embassy.
| 08:003/6The struggling author has cash worries, while his wife Diana bids to join a club. 08:301/6It's an important day for Anna and new partner Stuart, and they aim to impress.
| | 08:001/10Audrey educates the new squire into the ways of the Lord of the Manor. 08:302/7Man-mad Mildred's passions are aroused by the return of an old flame. Stars Thora Hird.
| 08:005/5Captain Hastings and DI Japp are bewildered by Hercule Poirot's antics at Styles Court. 08:30The King of Knotty brings his fun-packed Tickle Tour to Crewe's Lyceum Theatre.
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| 09:00 | 09:004/6With comedians Susan Calman, Greg Proops and Simon Evans and singer Louise Wener. 09:301/6Dave and Cathy leave the city for Drayton Warlock's pastoral idyll.
| 09:006/6Miles Jupp stars as Henry Tobin, Britain's least successful former prime minister. 09:301/6Local newspaper hack Roy Hitchcock tries to win the heart of his former teacher.
| 09:005/6Literary quiz with Ian McMillan, Roger McGough, Mark Thomas, Miles Kington, Dillie Keane 09:306/6The rabbis are submerged in baby talk, while Melvin struggles with his conscience.
| 09:005/6Toyah Willcox tests a panel about herself. With Sue Perkins and Caroline Quinlan. 09:302/6Agent Trevor Heslop must grapple with a world of cut-throats.
| | 09:00John McCarthy invites Michael Palin to celebrate his BBC radio years
| 09:00Ben E King talks about writing the classic song, and others reflect on its lasting power. 09:30A wide-ranging, lyrical and very personal history of Yorkshire by Richard Morris.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Who is Lulu? Writer Katie Hims goes in search of the fictional star.
| 10:001/2Elif Shafak's tale of two families bound by the same horrific past.
| 10:002/2Elif Shafak's tale of two Istanbulite families bound by the same horrific past.
| 10:001/2The daughters of Colonel Munro are led into danger by Magua, a vengeful Huron.
| 10:00Radio 4 Extra joins Radio 4.
| | 10:40The dancer picks ‘Mera Joota Hai Japani’ by Mukesh and ‘Spiegel Im Spiegel’ by Arvo Pärt. 10:50Stories from the celebrated children's author. From 2013.
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| 11:00 | 11:0023/52Manoush Zomorodi investigates whether ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ is actually working? 11:50Actor and video gamer James Buckley chooses tracks by The Beach Boys and The Libertines.
| 11:00Jarvis Cocker remembers the long-running BBC radio programme, "Singing Together."
| 11:003/3Stars galore as Michael Freedland opens his audio archives
| 11:00From The Beatles to Nirvana. Designer Stella McCartney shares her castaway choices 11:45David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.
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| 12:00 | 12:008/20Kenneth Horne is all at sea, plus advice from homeopathic practitioners Julian and Sandy. 12:304/8Jim's plans to slim the Civil Service come home to roost.
| 12:0019/27Grytpype and Moriarty set out to steal the plans for a secret new weapon. 12:304/8'Outrageous fortune' deals a cruel blow to Mr Sims - and to an unsuspecting Mrs Patterson.
| 12:0010/14The Lad agrees to tempt Laurence Olivier to open the local Fete. 12:301/8A mystery body strains the Republic's spirit of glasnost at the British Embassy.
| 12:003/6The struggling author has cash worries, while his wife Diana bids to join a club. 12:301/6It's an important day for Anna and new partner Stuart, and they aim to impress.
| | 12:00Lines from a Tennyson poem give Miss Marple a vital clue to a tragic murder.
| 12:001/5Captain Hastings recalls his first case with Hercule Poirot, thanks to old pal John. 12:302/5Poirot begins his first investigation with Hastings, and proves a stickler for minutiae.
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| 13:00 | 13:001/6Ecology journalist Andy faces a bizarre confrontation with what he hates most in the world 13:301/51914: British and German colonists attempt to bring war madness to East Africa
| 13:002/6Can ecology journalist Andy Smith escape the impact a big business take-over battle? 13:302/51914: war in Europe means British and German colonists must choose sides in East Africa
| 13:003/6Can ecology journalist Andy Smith discover who is smuggling uranium out of Britain? 13:303/5British and Germans forces struggle for control in East Africa leaving colonists exposed
| 13:004/6As the takeover battle intensifies journalist Andy is in danger 13:304/5Gabriel Cobb and Temple Smith begin personal searches in East Africa.
| 13:001/5Spinster sleuth Jane Marple's stay in London proves more eventful than planned. 13:302/5Miss Marple's old acquaintance is about to get a nasty shock.
| 13:30Turner Prize artist Jeremy Deller chooses The Beatles manager Brian Epstein.
| 13:003/5The coroner's inquest raises awkward questions, and Inglethorpe incriminates himself. 13:304/5An arrest is made. A court case begins. Things go from bad to worse for John and Lawrence.
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| 14:00 | 14:001/5David Goldblatt unravels the story of Brazil through its abiding passion for football. 14:151/5Betsy Balcombe was 13 when Napoleon Bonaparte came to live in her garden on St Helena. 14:30Poet Ian McMillan's pilgrimage to a fell pony race on a Lake District mountain
| 14:002/5David Goldblatt tells Brazil's history through its passion for football in the 1950s. 14:152/51815, St Helena: Napoleon moves into the Balcombe family's Pavilion. 14:30Debbie Wiseman delves into the world of the song lyricist
| 14:003/5David Goldblatt explores how football defines Brazill - dictatorship and democracy. 14:153/51815, St Helena: Betsy spends her time at Napoleon's side, to the irritation of others. 14:30Ali versus Fraser: John McDonald explores the complex story behind the great 1975 fight.
| 14:004/5Can football can revive Brazil following dictatorship and corruption. 14:154/51815, St Helena: Napoleon contemplates his past and future. Can Betsy lighten his mood? 14:30Tony Hawks hears from some talkative parrots and the people who choose to live with them
| 14:003/5The sleuth's morning paper brings alarming news - and a police investigation. 14:304/5Just as one mystery is cleared up, the spinster sleuth becomes involved in another.
| 14:001/10Audrey educates the new squire into the ways of the Lord of the Manor. 14:302/7Man-mad Mildred's passions are aroused by the return of an old flame. Stars Thora Hird.
| 14:005/5Captain Hastings and DI Japp are bewildered by Hercule Poirot's antics at Styles Court. 14:30The King of Knotty brings his fun-packed Tickle Tour to Crewe's Lyceum Theatre.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Who is Lulu? Writer Katie Hims goes in search of the fictional star.
| 15:001/2Elif Shafak's tale of two families bound by the same horrific past.
| 15:002/2Elif Shafak's tale of two Istanbulite families bound by the same horrific past.
| 15:001/2The daughters of Colonel Munro are led into danger by Magua, a vengeful Huron.
| 15:005/5The police ask amateur sleuth Jane Marple to take part in a little experiment. 15:30Author Miriam Darlington immerses herself in a world of owls.
| 15:00John McCarthy invites Michael Palin to celebrate his BBC radio years
| 15:00Ben E King talks about writing the classic song, and others reflect on its lasting power. 15:30A wide-ranging, lyrical and very personal history of Yorkshire by Richard Morris.
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| 16:00 | 16:004/6With comedians Susan Calman, Greg Proops and Simon Evans and singer Louise Wener. 16:301/6Dave and Cathy leave the city for Drayton Warlock's pastoral idyll.
| 16:002/6Three students from Imperial College take on their professors in the upbeat quiz. 16:301/6Local newspaper hack Roy Hitchcock tries to win the heart of his former teacher.
| 16:005/6Literary quiz with Ian McMillan, Roger McGough, Mark Thomas, Miles Kington, Dillie Keane 16:306/6The rabbis are submerged in baby talk, while Melvin struggles with his conscience.
| 16:005/6Toyah Willcox tests a panel about herself. With Sue Perkins and Caroline Quinlan. 16:302/6Agent Trevor Heslop must grapple with a world of cut-throats.
| 16:40Imtiaz Dharker chooses Babu Samjho Ishare sung by Kishore Kumar and Heroes by David Bowie. 16:50Francois Chedid has been thinking about his will. And so have his children!
| | 16:40The dancer picks ‘Mera Joota Hai Japani’ by Mukesh and ‘Spiegel Im Spiegel’ by Arvo Pärt. 16:50Stories from the celebrated children's author. From 2013.
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| 17:00 | 17:001/6Back in England, Nick finds the mysterious Ronnie Hazelbeach in his late dad's house. 17:302/7Mark Steel visits Tring in Hertfordshire and performs for a local audience.
| 17:002/6Jeff borrows a van from Frank and ends up going too far. Stars Mark Benton. 17:303/6A cat moves in to the house, welcomed by everyone except Louisa. Stars Angus Deayton.
| 17:002/4Jake casts a sharp satirical ear over speech radio 17:301/2Radio 4 presents the cream of the Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees in this two part gala.
| 17:004/4The series' last show features a mysterious job in a reservoir and a quiz about trifle. 17:302/2Radio 4 presents the cream of the Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees in this two part gala.
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| 18:00 | 18:007/13As Morgan's crew are pursued on the moon's dark side, they drift dangerously off course. 18:30Harriett Gilbert is joined by food blogger Jack Monroe and comic actor Doon MacKichan.
| 18:008/13Jet and his crew find themselves on a curiously familiar planet as visitors arrive. 18:30Actor Clarke Peters tells the stories of the songs behind the civil rights movement.
| 18:009/13Jet Morgan and his crew have returned to Earth, but it's not as they left it. 18:302/5Sir Alec Jeffreys speaks about his eureka moment when he discovered DNA fingerprinting.
| 18:0010/13Stranded in Earth's past, the Voice tries tempting Jet and crew into the city of aliens. 18:30A special report from BBC News.
| 18:001/5Spinster sleuth Jane Marple's stay in London proves more eventful than planned. 18:302/5Miss Marple's old acquaintance is about to get a nasty shock.
| 18:00Lines from a Tennyson poem give Miss Marple a vital clue to a tragic murder.
| 18:001/5Captain Hastings recalls his first case with Hercule Poirot, thanks to old pal John. 18:302/5Poirot begins his first investigation with Hastings, and proves a stickler for minutiae.
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| 19:00 | 19:008/20Kenneth Horne is all at sea, plus advice from homeopathic practitioners Julian and Sandy. 19:304/8Jim's plans to slim the Civil Service come home to roost.
| 19:0019/27Grytpype and Moriarty set out to steal the plans for a secret new weapon. 19:304/8'Outrageous fortune' deals a cruel blow to Mr Sims - and to an unsuspecting Mrs Patterson.
| 19:0010/14The Lad agrees to tempt Laurence Olivier to open the local Fete. 19:301/8A mystery body strains the Republic's spirit of glasnost at the British Embassy.
| | 19:003/5The sleuth's morning paper brings alarming news - and a police investigation. 19:304/5Just as one mystery is cleared up, the spinster sleuth becomes involved in another.
| 19:30Turner Prize artist Jeremy Deller chooses The Beatles manager Brian Epstein.
| 19:003/5The coroner's inquest raises awkward questions, and Inglethorpe incriminates himself. 19:304/5An arrest is made. A court case begins. Things go from bad to worse for John and Lawrence.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/6Ecology journalist Andy faces a bizarre confrontation with what he hates most in the world 20:301/51914: British and German colonists attempt to bring war madness to East Africa
| 20:002/6Can ecology journalist Andy Smith escape the impact a big business take-over battle? 20:302/51914: war in Europe means British and German colonists must choose sides in East Africa
| 20:003/6Can ecology journalist Andy Smith discover who is smuggling uranium out of Britain? 20:303/5British and Germans forces struggle for control in East Africa leaving colonists exposed
| | 20:005/5The police ask amateur sleuth Jane Marple to take part in a little experiment. 20:303/7Hilda organises a holiday for senior citizens and Mildred wants a nostalgic destination.
| 20:001/10Audrey educates the new squire into the ways of the Lord of the Manor. 20:302/7Man-mad Mildred's passions are aroused by the return of an old flame. Stars Thora Hird.
| 20:005/5Captain Hastings and DI Japp are bewildered by Hercule Poirot's antics at Styles Court. 20:30The King of Knotty brings his fun-packed Tickle Tour to Crewe's Lyceum Theatre.
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| 21:00 | 21:0023/52Manoush Zomorodi investigates whether ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ is actually working? 21:50Actor and video gamer James Buckley chooses tracks by The Beach Boys and The Libertines.
| 21:00Jarvis Cocker remembers the long-running BBC radio programme, "Singing Together."
| 21:003/3Stars galore as Michael Freedland opens his audio archives
| 21:30A special report from BBC News.
| 21:00Frankie Valli and others share their memories of the classic song. 21:30Author Miriam Darlington immerses herself in a world of owls.
| 21:00John McCarthy invites Michael Palin to celebrate his BBC radio years
| 21:00Ben E King talks about writing the classic song, and others reflect on its lasting power. 21:30A wide-ranging, lyrical and very personal history of Yorkshire by Richard Morris.
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| 22:00 | 22:002/7Mark Steel visits Tring in Hertfordshire and performs for a local audience. 22:301/6Local government worker Martin faces a deadly combo - new boss, cats and wheelie bins.
| 22:003/6A cat moves in to the house, welcomed by everyone except Louisa. Stars Angus Deayton. 22:304/4Uh oh, not another bank heist... ker-ching! Nick and co try to solve it.
| 22:001/2Radio 4 presents the cream of the Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees in this two part gala. 22:304/4Paul Sinha looks at cinema's track record of portraying historical events.
| | 22:40Imtiaz Dharker chooses Babu Samjho Ishare sung by Kishore Kumar and Heroes by David Bowie. 22:50Francois Chedid has been thinking about his will. And so have his children!
| | 22:40The dancer picks ‘Mera Joota Hai Japani’ by Mukesh and ‘Spiegel Im Spiegel’ by Arvo Pärt. 22:50Stories from the celebrated children's author. From 2013.
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| 23:00 | 23:006/6Miles Jupp stars as Henry Tobin, Britain's least successful former prime minister. 23:303/4The outlaw country music legend reflects on romance and life with ex-wife Maureen.
| 23:001/4A group of young idealists try to set up their own political party. 23:305/6Marcus Brigstocke invites Kathy Burke to try new things, like visiting Harrods in London.
| 23:003/4Relationships in the Amos household are strained by a new arrival. 23:308/8John Hegley with poems dedicated to privacy and paper plane proposals 23:454/4Michael Feydeau and David Pershore probe a case of treason back in 1945.
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