Episodes
Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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01 | A Knife For Cutting Mangoes | 20000925 | 20030414 | by Fay Weldon. A man's mistress has moved into the family home and his wife has hurriedly moved out. For Jane, it is a sweet victory, one she is determined to enjoy. Read by Louise Jameson. |
02 | Iyabo's Wedding | 20000926 | 20030415 | by Buchi Emecheta. Iyabo dreams of being a stunning Yoruba bride, but the man she has chosen prefers a much less honourable arrangement. Read by Janice Acquah |
03 | A Wife Again! | 20000927 | 20030416 | by Francine Pascal. Alice believed that maturity, patience and trust were the special ingredients that made her second marriage successful - until she found evidence forcing her to take a closer look at the `trust'. Read by Lorelei King |
04 | The House Of Peace | 20000928 | by Gohar Kordi. Zarrin escaped from political tyranny and arrived in the UK as a refugee. Through her marriage she hopes to find peace, but instead rediscovers fear. Read by Souad Faress. | |
05 LAST | The Wife And A Half | 20000929 | 20030417 | by Angela Huth. A woman's solid marriage is threatened when she falls passionately and hopelessly for her husband's colleague. Read by Susannah York. |