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A Certain Age, Vol. 2: Male Monologues
- Narrated by: Douglas Hodge, Robert Glenister, Peter Capaldi, Stephen Tompkinson, Simon Russell Beale, Stuart Milligan
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Radio/TV Programme
- Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Art
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Summary
Six more radio monologues written by Lynne Truss, author of the phenomenal best sellers Eats, Shoots & Leaves and Talk to the Hand. In the tradition of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads come Lynne Truss’s male monologues: six tales of fidelity, pride, friendship, and family from the classic BBC Radio 4 series.
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- Esther
- 23-03-14
Beware - these are repeats
I bought this because I thoroughly enjoyed the unabridged version but did not realise that these were the same stories - just a collection of the men's monologues. I feel I have wasted a credit by buying these twice
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