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6. A Staff Meal

A wartime staff meal at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Broadcasting House leads to some sleight of hand for Annie's entertainment. Read by Penelope Wilton.

A staff meal leads to some sleight of hand for Annie's entertainment.

Life at the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ's Broadcasting House during the dark days of 1940 when London was under nightly attack from the Luftwaffe.

Penelope Fitzgerald's bitter-sweet comedy about the battles of employees in newsgathering.

Abridged by David Dorward

Read by Penelope Wilton,

Producer: Patrick Rayner

First broadcast on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4 in September 1992.

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