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Treats, by Natalie Smith
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4 Extra debut. As a daughter leaves her childhood home, she receives a letter that makes her re-evaluate her past. Read by Christine Bottomley. From June 2014.
Writing Lives is a series of short stories by writers new to Radio 4 and based on personal experience.
In 'Treats' by Natalie Smith, a 21 year old woman is leaving home in Manchester for a new job in Southampton in the early Eighties. As the bus moves out of the city, she opens a letter that makes her re-evaluate her past.
Natalie Smith is a South-West based playwright and short story writer. This is her first commission for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4.
Read by Christine Bottomley
Producer: Paul Dodgson
A Pier production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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Sat 13 Aug 2022
21:45
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Reader | Christine Bottomley |
Producer | Paul Dodgson |
Writer | Natalie Smith |
Broadcasts
- Sun 15 Jun 2014 19:45ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Thu 4 Jan 2018 11:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 4 Jan 2018 21:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 13 Aug 2022 21:45ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4