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Radio 4 Extra,03 Dec 1991,15 mins

The Smile by Ray Bradbury

Expires on Wednesday 1:00am

What would induce a small boy to queue in the cold at five in the morning? And what does it have to do with Leonardo da Vinci? Ray Bradbury's enigmatic tale set in a post-apocalyptic city. Read by Peter Whitman. Produced at BBC Bristol by Susan Roberts. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1991.

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