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Claire's Story

Episode 6 of 15

The story of a disappearance - told backwards. Aisling Loftus continues Jon McGregor's short story series. Today, a woman is taken back to a memorable night out last summer.

Joe Dempsie reads the sixth story in a 15-part series by the award-winning writer, John McGregor.

Thirteen-year-old Becky Shaw has gone missing on a return holiday to a Peak District village. Her shocking disappearance now sparks the memories of a local teenage boy, who is taken back to an unsettling day with her the previous summer...

The fifteen stories of The Reservoir Tapes each stand alone but together build a compelling portrait of a community rocked by tragedy, as they explore events that precede and follow the disappearance the teenage girl. A prequel to Jon McGregor's critically acclaimed Man Booker long-listed novel Reservoir 13, these stories and their different perspectives offer tantalizing glimpses as to might have happened to Becky.

Writer: Jon McGregor is an acclaimed British novelist who has been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize three times. His third novel, Even the Dogs, won the International Dublin Literary Award.
Reader: Joe Dempsie is a British actor known for his roles in Skins and Game of Thrones.
Producer: Justine Willett.

15 minutes

Last on

Sun 5 Nov 2017 19:45

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Reader Joe Dempsie
Writer Jon McGregor
Producer Justine Willett

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  • Sun 5 Nov 2017 19:45

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