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Toll booth attendant - Lorraine Mariner
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Courage – it takes more - Phillippa Yaa de Villiers
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Tissue paper - Phillippa Yaa de Villiers
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Don’t mention the war - Phillippa Yaa de Villiers
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The river - Phillippa Yaa de Villiers
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Strange Hells
Read by Glyn Maxwell
by Ivor Gurney
Strange Hells - Ivor Gurney - Read by Glyn Maxwell
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Lights Out
Read by Andrew Motion
Lights Out - Edward Thomas - Read by Andrew Motion
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The Show
Read by Simon Armitage
by Wilfred Owen
The Show - Wilfred Owen - Read by Simon Armitage
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Tell Me Not Here, It Needs Not Saying
Read by Andrew Motion
by A E Housman
Tell Me Not Here, It Needs Not Saying - A E Housman - Read by Andrew Motion
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Bavarian Gentians
Read by Glyn Maxwell
Bavarian Gentians - D. H. Lawrence - Read by Glyn Maxwell
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The Inquest
Read by Simon Armitage
by W. H. Davies
The Inquest - W. H. Davies - Read by Simon Armitage
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Fame
Read by Jo Shapcott
Fame - Charlotte Mew - Read by Jo Shapcott
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A Blockhead
Read by Jean Sprackland
by Amy Lowell