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The Night in Baden-Baden, Part 1

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4 Extra Debut. An author goes to the first night of his play and invites Therese, but who exactly is she? Read by Bill Nighy.

Bill Nighy reads from the new collection of short fiction by the author of The Reader, Bernhard Schlink.

He begins with a three-part story called The Night in Baden-Baden. An author goes to the first night of his first play, which is being performed in Baden-Baden. To celebrate the occasion he invites Therese to go with him. But Therese is not his girlfriend.

Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall
A Jane Marshall production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

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Tue 11 Jul 2017 02:00

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