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Matchlight

After a dull night at the cinema, lonely Edna is looking for love in wartime. Then a limping man approaches her. Short stories recalling England in the '40s, read by Amanda Root.

Francis Wyndam's three stories of desire and yearning during the dark days of the second world war are matchless in tone and nuance. They centre on the young and old, on those upstairs and downstairs, on those in town and country...

3. Matchlight

After a dull night at the cinema, she is mysteriously
approached by someone on the way home...

Reader Amanda Root.
Producer Duncan Minshull.

15 minutes

Last on

Mon 16 Sep 2013 01:45

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  • Thu 26 Jul 2012 11:00
  • Thu 26 Jul 2012 21:00
  • Fri 27 Jul 2012 04:00
  • Sun 15 Sep 2013 10:45
  • Sun 15 Sep 2013 21:45
  • Mon 16 Sep 2013 01:45