Afternoon Reading - Alan Sillitoe Short Stories - The Caller

Sarah and Stephen are desperate to leave London and buy a house in the country; a chance encounter with a funeral procession leads them to the perfect house for sale in the perfect village. The previous owner has died in a car crash under mysterious circumstances. His widow seems anxious to leave the house, and the new owners gradually discover why. Read by Philip Jackson Written by Alan Sillitoe Abridged by Fiona McAlpine Producer: Clive Brill A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.