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Currants in the Cake by Beth Morrey

A wellness retreat is anything but relaxing when Lila drags the reluctant Teresa away for the weekend. Read by Georgie Glen.

When newly-divorced Lila arranges a trip to a wellness retreat, school teacher Teresa reluctantly agrees to accompany her - but it’s not just the holistic gong bath that takes her by surprise...

A comic short story written by Beth Morrey, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Saving Missy, Lucky Day, and Em & Me.

Read by Georgie Glen.

Producer: Katie Sayer

A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2025.

14 minutes

On radio

Thu 25 Jun 202615:45
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Fri 21 Mar 202515:45
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  • Sun 23 Mar 202523:45
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  • Thu 25 Jun 202615:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
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    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 26 Jun 202605:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra