80 Not Out [Afternoon Reading]

Episodes

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01At The Forest's Edge20081208A poignant story of the relationship between a father and his rather independent daughter.
02A Shocking Accident20081209A young man tries to hide the embarrassing facts of his father's death from his fiancee.
03A Madman's Manuscript, By Charles Dickens20081210A prisoner recalls his loveless marriage and the events leading up to a gruesome murder.
04Complimentary Souls20081211Comic story of American excess in Europe and lost love rekindled after many years.
05The Iceman Returneth20081212Series of five stories read by distinguished actors who are now in their eighties.

After lying frozen for thousands of years, an iceman begins to thaw. Memories return to him of a family and a battle - but the man who has discovered him starts to blame him for all manner of incidents. By Stephen Wyatt. Read by Bernard Cribbins.