Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20090309 | Hannah Gordon reads Nina Bawden's psychological thriller which tells the story of recently-widowed Fanny Pye, and how her life is changed when she intervenes to stop a street brawl. Fanny's memory plays tricks as she tries to recall the brawl. Her grown-up children, Harry and Isabel, struggle to come to terms with their changed and frightened mother. Fanny Pye's memory plays tricks as she tries to recall how she was caught up in a brawl. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 02 | 20090310 | Hannah Gordon reads Nina Bawden's psychological thriller which tells the story of recently-widowed Fanny Pye, and how her life is changed when she intervenes to stop a street brawl. When Fanny is discharged from hospital, her children Harry and Isabel are concerned about how she will cope at home on her own. When Fanny is discharged from hospital, her children are concerned about how she will cope Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 03 | 20090311 | Hannah Gordon reads Nina Bawden's psychological thriller which tells the story of recently-widowed Fanny Pye, and how her life is changed when she intervenes to stop a street brawl. Harry and Isabel are concerned for Fanny's future when she decides to sell up and give some of the proceeds to her good friend, and home help, Ivy Trench. Meanwhile, is someone watching her? Harry and Isabel are concerned for Fanny's future when she decides to sell up. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 04 | 20090312 | Hannah Gordon reads Nina Bawden's psychological thriller which tells the story of recently-widowed Fanny Pye, and how her life is changed when she intervenes to stop a street brawl. After her house catches fire, Fanny's plans to sell up are put on hold. As her neighbours gather in the street as the fire is put out, she sees the man from the canal boat in the crowd - but why is he there? After her house catches fire, Fanny's plans to sell up are put on hold. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 05 | 20090313 | Hannah Gordon reads Nina Bawden's psychological thriller which tells the story of recently-widowed Fanny Pye, and how her life is changed when she intervenes to stop a street brawl. A conversation with Isabel about what happened the night she witnessed the murder of Andrew Hobbes leaves Fanny perturbed. Are her recollections of that night returning? A chance remark about the night when Andrew Hobbes was murdered unsettles Fanny. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 06 | 20090316 | Hannah Gordon reads Nina Bawden's psychological thriller which tells the story of recently-widowed Fanny Pye, and how her life is changed when she intervenes to stop a street brawl. Fanny struggles with the fear that engulfs her following her encounter at the library with the man from the canal boat. Why does this meeting trigger memories of the night she witnessed the murder? Fanny struggles with the fear that engulfs her following her encounter at the library. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 07 | 20090317 | Hannah Gordon reads Nina Bawden's psychological thriller which tells the story of recently-widowed Fanny Pye, and how her life is changed when she intervenes to stop a street brawl. A surprise encounter with a childhood friend of Delia's distracts Fanny from her preoccupation with Jake, the young man from the canal boat. An encounter with a childhood friend of Delia's distracts Fanny from her preoccupation. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 08 | 20090318 | Is Jake's visit the act of a solicitous neighbour or something more menacing? Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 09 | 20090319 | The departure of Jake and his canal boat has unexpected consequences for Fanny. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 10 | 20090320 | Jake's threatened return spurs Fanny into action, and she makes some surprising decisions. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |