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4 Extra Debut. C.S. Lewis's letters from a senior to a junior devil, advising how best to tempt their 'patients'. Read by Simon Russell Beale. From November 2013.
Originally broadcast in 2013, in the week marking the fiftieth anniversary of CS Lewis's death, and which saw a memorial stone to the author unveiled in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, Radio 4's Book of the Week marked the occasion with a reading of his famous letters from a senior to a junior devil.
Read by Simon Russell Beale
Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall.
A Jane Marshall production for BBC Radio 4.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Simon Russell Beale |
| Producer | Jane Marshall |
| Abridger | Jane Marshall |
| Author | CS Lewis |
Broadcasts
Mon 18 Nov 2013 09:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Tue 19 Nov 2013 00:30BBC Radio 4
- Mon 15 Oct 2018 14:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 16 Oct 2018 02:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
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