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Book at Bedtime - One Day

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Julian Rhind-Tutt reads from the bittersweet novel by David Nicholls

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Book at Bedtime - One Day - Episode 1

The friendship between Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew begins on the day after graduation - the morning after they have spent the night together.

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Book at Bedtime - One Day - Episode 10

Seventeen years after the one night they spent together in 1988, memories of that fateful day are still strong - perhaps even stronger, given the events that shaped their lives.

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Book at Bedtime - One Day - Episode 2

Dex is off travelling in India and Em has slid into a grim waitressing job at a Mexican restaurant. But their letters continue to fly back and forth.

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Book at Bedtime - One Day - Episode 3

Dexter's career in television seems to be taking off, but Emma is still wondering what to do with her life - a dilemma not eased by Dexter's endless parade of girlfriends.

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Book at Bedtime - One Day - Episode 4

Alcohol is beginning to take over Dexter's life. His old friend Emma has qualified as a teacher and has begun to shake off her romantic feelings for Dex.

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Book at Bedtime - One Day - Episode 5

Emma has bought a flat with her boyfriend Ian, and is drifting away from Dexter and his drug-fuelled lifestyle. Can their friendship bridge the difference between their worlds?

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Book at Bedtime - One Day - Episode 6

It is now 1996 and the two friends have not spoken to each other since a painfully acrimonious evening the previous summer.

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Book at Bedtime - One Day - Episode 7

Dexter has fallen in love and Emma has quit her teaching job and secured a small advance to write her first book. Their friendship has deteriorated to a functional acquaintanceship.

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Book at Bedtime - One Day - Episode 8

Dexter and Sylvie have got married and embarked on their new life together, and Emma is quietly becoming a success in the world of children's fiction.

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Book at Bedtime - One Day - Episode 9

Emma and Dexter have surrendered to their desire to be together and are living at Dexter's old bachelor pad, trying for a baby and house hunting.

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